The Path of The Damned Chapter 3: Intriguing Meetings, a final fantasy vii fanfic

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in Final Fantasy VII.

Summary: A/U. This is story about the saddest vampires ever. Vincent and Sephiroth are cursed to walk to the planet forever in the new century because of their sins and the sins done to them. It was only until they spotted a spiky-haired blonde when things turned around for them.

A/N: Well, a new chapter. I was about to take a break from updating since I updated all my stories except for this one. When I realized I didn't update this one, I was kind of frustrated. Well, enough of my babbling. Enjoy and review.

Oh, yeah, and I forgot to remove the part where Vincent was yelling so forgive me. I thought I took that part out.

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The Path of The Damned

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Chapter Two: Intriguing Meetings:

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"Oh, how silly of me! I just hugged you without telling you my name!" she smiled for a few seconds before frowning again. "My name is Dr. Lucrecia Crescent".

Sephiroth nodded and as soon as he turned around he heard her say something else, "Sephiroth…"

She approached him and hugged him again. But as soon as she felt his chilling cold skin against hers, she gasped and stepped back.

"You're so cold…", she muttered.

She looked at his chest to see stitches over his heart and the rest of his chest. She felt stupid for not noticing this before. Suddenly, she started to tear up and within seconds she let out full-blown sobs. The silver-haired youth was confused about the whole thing as she hugged him completely this time, ignoring the chills she got from his skin.

"Oh, my…he went through with the experiment!" she began in between sobs. "That heartless bastard how…could he!?"

She was at lost for words. Seeing that the father of her only child used her dear son as a specimen in the experiment that would end his life, she felt weak, falling to her knees. She still held onto the youth as she continued to cry. He merely looked down at her and decided not to question her about anything because of the state she was in.

"I knew about it the whole time…I shouldn't have left…I'm so sorry", she whimpered. "Please forgive me…"

He could feel his pants becoming wet with her tears but he didn't move away until the woman put her hands on the floor. He didn't understand why she shed so many tears and for him. He had never really seen her a lot only a few times in the lab. He made a move to walk away but once again she stopped him, looking into his glowing emerald orbs.

She slowly got up and pointed over at the pod which he didn't even glance or look at, at all during his time here. He was used to seeing monsters or whatever in the pods, but this time he saw a boy he was very familiar with, a boy with black spiky hair.

"Zack…", he whispered; his glowing emerald eyes widened to saucers.

He was naked inside of the pod with stitches on his body that were identical to the older youth's. His emerald eyes glowed in hurt and he turned around, refraining himself from showing anymore weakness. He bit his lip so no tears would fall. With his heighten senses, he could tell that person he could call his best friend was dead and had been for a few months. The pod had preserved his body very well.

"I think I know why you're still alive. Whatever you do don't harm the king and be wary of Hojo", she said; tears still spilling down her cheeks.

"I'll kill him before the day is over", he muttered bitterly.

With that, he began walking away. She wiped her tears away. Once again, she had not been able to save someone close to her. Now her son was an undead monster for eternity. She felt her throat clench up and found herself unable to tell her child the truth about everything. She went back to the chair and cried silently to herself as she went back on duty.

"First Vincent…now my only child", she whispered softly, but the silver-haired youth was already long gone.

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Sephiroth entered the lab and saw Hojo at the entrance to the hall on the other side of the lab. He merely glared at the older man. Once he approached him, with swift movements that the older man couldn't even see, the silver-haired youth pinned the scientist against the door by his throat. He bared his lengthened fangs at the man with his mako-filled eyes still narrowed down to slits.

"I'll kill you tonight, old man. You better believe that. I'll show you no mercy and reflect all the sins of your worthless life on you", he hissed, digging his long nails into the back of the human's neck. "Don't you try anything or else I'll be forced to take your pathetic life quicker than I would like".

The scientist was scared out of his mind. His eyes widened to saucers and pain enveloped him as his son dug his nails into his skin with a force that wasn't enough to pierce the skin. But that was nothing to the threat that he gave him. The silver-haired youth dropped the older man who rubbed his sore throat and the back of his neck.

"You'll pay for that, boy", he whispered angrily. "Monsieur Gast could've had your life for killing his little girl last year, but I covered your mistake and told on that boy you're fond of".

"Don't make me kill you early", the boy merely scoffed, trying to block out the pain that entered his heart from the older man's words, and walked away to his room.

As soon as he entered his room, he saw Nikki, Giovanni, and Louie in the corner of his room, shivering viciously with fear. He frowned. The dogs must've sensed something wrong with him and now they're afraid of him. He took a step forward and the dogs whimpered and clawed the ground as they scooted further against the wall.

"It's alright, Louie…Giovanni…Nikki", he whispered reassuringly.

One of the dogs, Nikki, tentatively crawled forward, lying low the whole time. The silver-haired teen smiled and took a step forward, making the dog fall onto the floor. He frowned again when he saw that the dog had tinkled slightly on himself; the yellow liquid getting on the floor in small drops.

He sighed and opened the door wide so the dogs could go out. They didn't budge, looking at him with big dark and frightened eyes.

"You can go outside for a walk. You are to return after that, as always", he commanded as he walked to the other side of the room.

He watched as the dogs ran out as if they were running for their lives. He knew that it would take awhile for him to gain their trust again. He pushed the door up slightly, almost closing it. He didn't close it all the way just in case the dogs came back.

He went over to his closet and looked for an outfit that would fit his outing and the meeting of the king.

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Vincent awoke to someone knocking on his door once more. He arose out of bed, constricting the sash around his waist tighter on his body. He walked over to the door. Twisting the doorknob, he pulled back and opened the door, seeing that it was the same man as before, Reeve.

"I should remind you that Monsieur Gast would like to see you this evening along with his scientist and son", the dark-haired man said.

The golden-eyed male nodded silently and the older-looking man continued with his words.

"It's close to the evening, sir, and it would be best to get dressed for this event", he said.

The king nodded.

"Is there anything you need assistance with?" the other man asked.

The king shook his head and went back into his room to retrieve his own clothes. He didn't need servants to do something as simple as that. He went into his closet and picked out a simple outfit, a beautiful gold tunic that matched his eyes with a black lining on it. He grabbed a black sash and undergarments, then went directly for the baths.

In his peripherals, he could see a few of his wandering servants, both male and female, staring and/or blushing at him. He was used to this. Once he got to the room for the baths, he opened the door and saw a servant running his water. He frowned. He could've done that himself. The girl saw him and blushed a blood red color as she bowed to him, which was something else he didn't like very much but he couldn't say it.

"Your water is ready, my liege", she said and ran off, leaving the man alone.

He exhaled sharply and closed the door. He laid his clothes out and stripped himself of his robe. Then he got into the huge tub. He gasped once more, unable to moan, as he slipped into the very warm and soothing water. His golden eyes rolled to the back of his head and his mouth opened slightly. The pale color of his checks transmogrified into a pink color then into a red color, covering his whole face and body.

The warmth of the water always affected him as so. He looked up at the ceiling and wondered why and how he had to become king. He lingeringly closed his eyes and let the thoughts and memories consumed him.

He was just a boy when his father died. His mother didn't remarry, therefore leaving him for the throne. He was only a teenager and he thought he could win the hearts of the people simply by conversing with them all and giving them what they wanted.

It worked and during one of his visits with the people he met Lucrecia. They became fast friends and he eventually fell for her, but she told him that her family forced her to marry Hojo who was already twice her age. This is when he enforced the law that no child can ever be married by force anymore, but she still stayed and that hurt his heart to the core. His heart was pained even more by the suicide of his mother. She lost her sanity and jumped from the very top of his very castle.

As soon as he saw the sight of his mother's mangled body, he lost his voice. Lucrecia comforted him and soon that comfort turned into something else. She was never impregnated because she was already pregnant with her husband's child and the news of that shocked him.

He didn't want her in his presence because it pained him so she left. After she gave birth to her son, Sephiroth, she stayed at Gast's, one of his top advisors, castle for many years but she hadn't been able to mother her son like she had hoped because of her husband. During that time, Vincent was in a war with foreign powers and a wizard cast a strong silent spell over him, permanently making him mute.

Angry at her life at home, Lucrecia eventually came back to Vincent who had gotten over everything. But when he saw her again, the flush of emotions arose once more and they made love again before she took off again. That's when she gave him the note this morning.

After all of these thoughts appeared before him and flashed by his eyes like a movie, he opened his eyes, bathed himself, and put on his clothes. The tunic brought out his golden eyes out well. He stood in a mirror as he combed his hair. He tied his hair up in a high ponytail with a gold ribbon and used his shorter front hair as bangs to cover part of his face. When that was finished, he put his slim black shoes on (A/N: Like Yoko Kurama's from Yu Yu Hakusho) and put his golden crown on his head.

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Sephiroth bathed and put on an all black tunic as well as black shoes (A/N: Also like Yoko's). He put a part in his hair and let it hang low. He put his emerald necklace on his neck, the hear-shaped one that Zack had barely stolen for him as a gift for his birthday. Then he grabbed two long locks of hair, put it together, and attached it with a hair clip that had emeralds in it, a gift that Aerith gave him for his birthday also even though it was originally hers.

Once he was done, he opened the door and saw that Hojo was dressed in a flashy brown suit. He merely frowned at the man, thinking that the outfit didn't make him look any better.

"Ah, you're done. Monsieur Gast is ready also. He's going outside to the carriage as we speak", the scientist said.

"Don't…talk…to…me, you murdering worm", the silver-haired youth hissed and brushed past the older man like he was nothing.

The black-haired man hissed and glared at the boy who walked away from him with his back fully turned bravely to him. The younger male went to his room to see his dogs had returned and weren't as scared as they were before. He stepped forward and one, Louie, even allowed him to pet him.

He closed the door and exited the castle, where he saw Gast. The brunette male looked horrible. He had several bags under his eyes and his eyes were widened as if he were permanently shocked. He approached the man gingerly, wondering if he was going to attack.

"Sephiroth…my boy…", the man whispered; his voice sounding hoarse. "I won't be going to consult the king about there being more servants in my castle. You'll take my place."

The silver-haired male nodded and he watched as a few servants came around to escort the man back into the castle. He sighed and got into the carriage and closed the door behind him. He heard with his heightened sense of hearing that Gast was also telling Hojo of the news. He heard the scientist gasped in shock and finally agreed.

He watched through the window as the black-haired man stopped at the mere sight of him in the carriage. The younger male continued to watch as the scientist chuckled nervously and decided to sit in the front of the carriage and ride with the servant who was driving them there.

It didn't take the carriage long to get to town where the people were lively…well, where the rich people were lively. Sephiroth saw many peasants in the streets. He was shocked to see a couple of peasants boys on the side of the roads were playing with each other.

His eyes looked at all the boys who reminded him of his dear old friend who met his end too soon. His glowing emerald eyes stopped on a particular boy who had spiky blonde hair. He saw the blue-eyed boy smile at his friends and laugh. His laugh rung in the silver-haired male's ears in a way that made him smile slightly.

He wanted nothing more than to jump out of the carriage and communicate with the blonde who caught his interest but he restrained himself knowing that wouldn't do any good on his part.

The carriage went on, going past the town and very close to the huge castle where their king reigned. Once the carriage approached the castle, their servant let them out at the entrance where even more servants came out to escort them inside.

Hojo nervously walked behind Sephiroth, feeling that the boy would strike him or lash out at him at any time even though the boy told him his life would end tonight. He growled at himself for being so weak against his son. The sun was slowly setting in the horizon, saying that the day was coming to a close.

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Vincent was still in the bathroom when someone knocked on the door. He walked over to it and opened it to see that it was Reeve again. The older man bowed and looked at the king up and down and gave him a thumbs up.

"Perfect, my king", he compliment, and the golden-eyed male nodded in appreciation. "Our guests are downstairs but only Monsieur Gast isn't here. I assume his son is taking his place. Would you like me to come with you?"

The kind nodded and walked out of the bathroom. He walked down the hall and Reeve followed him. The right-hand man and the king got to the entrance in less than five minutes.

As they walked down the huge set of steps that lead to the entrance, the golden-eyed male saw a boy with long silver hair and glowing emerald eyes that almost look monstrous to him as they stared at him. Along with him was a man with long black hair who stood behind him. He walked down and reached his hand out to the youth who shook it. Reeve, who was at his side, spoke for him. Gold and emerald never left as he introduced them to each other.

"As you see, my liege is unable to speak at the moment", Reeve began. "Your father is a respected advisor of our king Vincent here".

The two continued to stare at each other blankly as if they were both reading each other. One had the ability to do that more than the other. Sephiroth could hear Vincent's thoughts as if he were speaking to him directly. This was another ability that was all too new to him.

"He couldn't be a son of Gast's. His hair is…beautifully long…like…like Lucrecia's", he heard the black-haired monarch say in his mind.

He kept silent about his mind-reading power so he could figure this intriguing older male out. He decided to introduce himself.

"My name is Sephiroth and I am the son of Monsieur Gast. I have come on his behalf", he said; his eyes still never leaving the golden ones before him.

The monarch continued to stare at him as well as he grabbed his assistant's shirt, pulling him forward. The man looked at him who pointed behind him, signaling him and the others to leave them alone.

"Are you telling me you want to be left alone?" the older man asked in a whisper in the king's ear.

The king nodded and the other male gasped, "Are you sure? You have no weapons…"

The king rolled his eyes and pointed at the two, silently telling them that they didn't have weapons either. He then stared at his assistant with reassuring golden eyes. The taller man merely nodded and signaled for the other servants to leave. The guards were left at the door since that was where they were posted always and at all times of the day.

Hojo watched as the people left and smirked. His mind ever was scheming up a way for him to take control of anything and everything.

I wanted Sephiroth to take Vincent down but I didn't think it would be this easy and that we'd be left alone so quickly!

Sephiroth heard this and growled. Angrily, he snatched the scientist up again and threw him close to the door. He snarled at the older man. The guards and monarch watched him gingerly.

"I don't need your assistance here. Leave my presence, you slime", the silver-haired youth hissed.

The scientist got onto his feet, hissing at his son furiously. His fists were balled until he looked around and noticed that everyone was looking at him. He sighed and glared back at his son.

"As you wish…", he muttered angrily and left.

The silver-haired adolescent turned around to see the black-haired male staring at him blankly again. This time he looked like he had discovered something out about him, and the younger male waited until he could hear his thoughts.

"You can read my mind. I can see it in your eyes…", he heard the king say through his thoughts.

The younger male simply nodded, but the monarch continued, "You're not human, are you? Are you the son of Lucrecia Crescent?"

The green-eyed youth just paused. Obviously this king was just as smart and intelligent as he was blissfully beautiful. He couldn't help but let his emerald eyes travel to the king's neck and stare at the visible veins there, making him unable to answer as the bloodlust within him grew. He was the only one who could see the black-haired man's veins from where he was standing, which was a few feet from him.

"I know you yourself aren't willing to attack me, but something within you is changing your body's actions. Walk with me to my dining room where we'll be alone to discuss things", he heard the man say as he walked away from him.

Sephiroth tried his best to contain himself and not make it painfully obvious that something was wrong with him. He didn't know how in the world the golden-eyed male was able to see that there was something wrong with him so easily and he didn't understand why, after knowing there was something else controlling him, he wanted to go to his dining room with him alone.

Sighing, he tentatively followed Vincent, wondering what the black-haired monarch had wanted with him.

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A/N: There you go. Here's your chapter. I don't know if I'm going to take a break again now or what. You guys' reviews will help me decide whether or not I should or not. I want to but with a little persuasion I won't. Well, anyway, please review and thanks if you do review.