Ok, so here is the third chapter. Sorry it took me a little while. I did that quotation thing but, I hope I didn't make it harder for you to read, heh. [I will edit the other two chapters soon, I think xD

I did this one from Vincent's point of view, I think it might ... Well I did not think anything, I just feel like it. Hooope you like it.

Disclaimer- I still do not own any of this characters, for my disgrace uwu!

Chapter III – After the rain, it's always calm…

The sky was clear this morning, but I knew it was going to rain, it always rain on such a perfect days. Nanaki had a bright smile this morning as I went out of my room at Cosmo Canyon.

"You look different…" he said.

"Different is not always good." I stated looking blankly at him. One of the few who could get me was Nanaki, he had trouble while doing it, but he somehow managed to, and, nevertheless, I was glad about that.

"But this time it is" He simply added with a nod.

Now I was not sure about this. She had seemed not to notice it. Or maybe she just never cared at all. And by that, I am not talking about me; I am talking about my clothing. It just simply feels better this way. It is amusing, me talking about feelings.

I always knew that there was many things wrong in me, with me, surrounding me, and, certainly, because of me. But she did not seemed to care, she was too happy about everything and all. I knew I was a monster unable to feel, a monster with many, numerous sins, I knew I was hideous, repulsive and unwanted, but there was something in all my imperfection, in my many flaws, that she took for perfect. There was something in the way she always looked at me, that told me, that for her I was perfect, and there was something in her stormy eyes that made me feel like I was perfect, in my imperfection.

That is why I did this. That is why I went away, because I wanted to be truthfully perfect for her. And that is why I came back… Because I wanted to feel like I was perfect in all my defects. But above all, I came back because I wanted her, I wanted to be happy, and I wanted her to be happy, but only by my side. I was-am- a possessive monster, after all. And I could not bear to see at her, looking at someone in the way that she looks at me.

Now I stand here, after trying to talk to her, but I do deserve all of this. She cannot stand my gaze, and I cannot bear her not looking at me. I hurted her before, and I am certain about not hurting her again… But she is not, and that feels like an open wound in my heart, even more open than any other wound, physical, or spiritual, that I had ever gotten before.

"Vincent!" She yells from the hallway "Vinnie!" She came jumping down the stairs. All eyes in the living room focusing on her, my heart, which I thought dead, took a quick jump and start pumping blood in my veins faster, I can hear it in my ears, and it is pounding against my chest so hardly. So awkward, just hearing her calling my name like that makes me all shaky. I just freaking hate myself.

"Yes?" I respond, my voice as husky and uninviting as always. She just looks at me, she IS looking at me. My heart pounds almost painfully against my chest now. I do not want to sound like this, but it is hard for me to be my old, previous self… I still need time.

She scratches her head and grins. Everyone knew it wasn't rare for her to do this, so no one pays much attention, but I know, and she knows. What more does it takes? I look at her, but not for long, before Barret stands in my way

"Yo' vampire!" He says. I detest being called a Vampire. I am not such thing, but again, I cannot blame them, my skin is pale, and, after so many human experiments and mako infusions, my eyes have gained a garnet, ruby color, so I may look like a vampire, but I am certain that I am not… So, why do they call me like that? I, at this point, am only staring at Barret, searching for the answer in his eyes. Nothing, he just has a fun time calling people by names, just as Cid. "You are comin' with us."

"Barret… I."

"I ain't asking." He simply said and grabbed my wrist and pulled me out of my chair. It was humorous, how we have grown so fond of to each other that personal space, and trivial matters such as excuses are things that, now lacked of significance. "Yo' comin'" He said again. I just let myself being dragged at the other room, the bar. They all started drinking

"Do you want anything Vince?" Cloud asked, looking at me. It was just past noon, why drinking so early?

"I'll have a glass of water." I affirmed. I wanted to be in all my nine senses for the rest of the day, at least.

The day passed like wind, fast, and unable to see. I wanted to be alone with her, but destiny was just keeping us apart. While we, the men were on the bar, the girls had left the house to go shopping. Tifa was filling the refrigerator with food for all of us and everyone was joining her.

Before I noticed, we were all in our way to the, It is okay for me to say it? The edges of Edge. I find it comical, it is a weird sentence. She was looking at me the whole way. I was drown in her stare, and could have stayed there the whole evening, staring at her two beautiful eyes, and her stunning smile. We got out of Barret's truck, and we were standing at the edge of a forest

By the time we arrived to the place that Tifa had chosen, the day was already dying. In the middle of the forest, a fine clear space spread in front of a spring, filled around with trees, wich didn't block the view from the colorful sky. The firmament was filled with many pastel colors, stained with slight pink, blue, yellow, slight lavender and orange.

I walked slowly to the edge of the spring. Everyone was, as soon as we arrived, separated in little groups. Cid and Shera were walking between the trees, working their way to be alone, like the two newly weds they were, Cloud and Tifa were alone, doing things that…Lovers do… Although I do not think they should do that in public.

At the sight of this, Barret, Red, Shelke, Marlene and Denzel were having a nice walk around the forest, but not before Barret gave a lecture to Cloud and Tifa. Something about them, being a very, very, VERY, bad example for little kids to put it that way, and not in, well, Barret's language, and she, my little ninja was climbing up a tree.

I walked slowly towards the tree she had climbed up. I sat by the big roots, and heard a giggle. I stood still, and more little giggles. After a little while there I softly spoke

"I most certain know you are there Yuffie. Climb down now."

"Oww Vinnie! You're no fun!" She pouted. I could see her little pout, without even see her face.

I heard a little struggle, some branches of the tree crunching, clothes shifting, and leaves moving around, then a startled little scream of pain. I stood up straight, and turned around the tree to look at her. She was sitting in the floor, with a little amount of tears in her silver eyes, she gazed up at me, and her cheeks were filled with a hue of reddish pink. For as much as the scene was amusing, I could not laugh at her, her face seemed very serious about this all.

"Don't laugh at me Vinnie!" She pouted.

"I am not." I simply said offering her my gloved hand; she grasped it lightly pulling herself up.

"Don't lie at me Vin. You may not be chuckling, but I can hear your laughs in those eyes of yours." I knew she could, she always could.

"I apologize. It is just comical that the ninja Yuffie Kisaragi could not climb down a tree without falling in her rear." She looked at me with a offended look

"Wha'! Is "The GREAT ninja Yuffie Kisaragi" for you! And of course I can! I just happened to fall on one of those big fat roots and I twisted my pretty little ankle." She said looking at her foot.

It seemed that all that passed early that morning just slipped away of her mind, as many things always did slip off of her memory.

"Are you all right?" I asked softly, kneeling down.

"Sorry Vinnie. Wasn't I speaking loud enough? Huh? I twisted my freaking ankle! I sure as hell am not ok!" I smile at this statement, but as my face is lowered towards her feet, she cannot see my smile, thank God. I always have known, my smiling face is not beautiful, how could anyone bear to see a demon's smile? –

"Vinnie?! Are ya' listening to me at least?" As my mind soared through those awful thoughts, her soft voice brought me back to sense.

"I apologize, I was not." She kneels down to level my face

"Why you always do that?" She asks. I have never seen her little face so serious before.

"What?" I softly ask. She sits down and presses her back softly against the tree. I start taking her high boot of her small feet slowly; she helps me as she speaks again

"Apologize; say you're sorry about everything. Don't do that. It's not all your fault." She spoke. I look at her in those beautiful stormy silver eyes, but her gaze evades my eyes, once again. "Don't do that." She says again. I know, more than an order, it sounds like plead. A half-hearted plead.

"I am so- I… won't do that again" I softly said as I slowly peel her white high sock of her, I take her soft ankle in my hands. The sense of her skin against my bare fingers sends shivers to my spine.

"Vinnie!" She giggled softly "Just stop it" She said, her slender fingers reached to grasp a strand of my black hairs, which fell over my face. "Aw, aw, aw!" She said as I softly moved her ankle.

"It just twisted" I added looking at her, her eyes are filled with tears. "You will be fine." I say, taking seat next to her. I remember the old times, when we used to sit like this, and talk, well, she did all the talking, I just…

"Vinnie…?"

"…?"

"Will I be fine? Will I really be ok?" I knew we no longer were talking about her twisted ankle.

"Why would not you be fine?" I ask. She stares at me.

"Because as soon as vacations end, you'll go again to I-dunno-where." I felt a slight weight falling on my chest again. I had made her suffer, but I would not again, and I fell horrible, I have made her think I would leave her again, and break her soul, again.

"Vinnie! Well, would you care to listen to me when I talk, at least" She said poking my arm, waking me up again.

"I was listening Yuffie, I was just thinking about what you said."

"Uh… And what were you…?"

"I was thinking… Of how much damage I have caused to your heart for you to think I would just leave you again." Her eyes were staring at me, she was astonished by my comment, I am sure she did not expected it. The sun was already set, and the first star was gleaming in the sky happily. The darkness of the night was starting to stretch over the firmament, and I was feeling more and more comfortable. I guess that is why those words just blurt out of my mouth. Her eyes were wide, and her lips parted. I know she was trying to say something, and I also knew she could not "I am sorry I did not bring any restore materia. I can heal your ankle as soon as we get home." A gasp left out of my lips as I felt her body pressed against mine, her arms thrown around my neck, and her soft warm breath on my cheek, as she pressed her lips softly against it.

"Vinnie…" That was all she could answer to me.

The night was already in its entire splendor, and her arms were not leaving my neck anytime soon. But it is not as if I wanted that to happen. Without my permission, one of my hands slowly slipped to encircle her minuscule waist and my cheek rested on the top of her head, her small hands were stroking soft strands of my hair. I was content like this, and I did not want it to end. But the night was coming onto us and the kids were falling asleep. Soon, Barret's shouts were calling us.

"Yo' we should get going, come on so we can get home!" She slowly pulled away from me, and that's when I realized that my shoulder was dampened with her tears, her eyes were red, as her cheeks, both filled with tears.

"Yuffie I…" I felt one slender finger in my lips.

"Vinnie, can you carry me, I don't think I can walk" Her smile was once again in her face. I cupped one hand under her knees and another one around her back as I pulled her up. Her arms were clutching to my neck slightly, and her soft chest pressing against mine, in order to keep balance.

"What happened, Is she ok?" Tifa asked in concern when she saw me carrying her in my arms.

"…"

"I fell from a tree…" She said slowly, blushing.

"Oh!" Tifa's eyes widen as she walked closer "Are you ok?!"

"I only twisted my ankle, nothing that my good ol' restore materia cannot fix, right Vinnie?" I simply nod.

The way home was peaceful, more than the way to the forest. When we arrived, Yuffie had fallen asleep in my arms, and the clouds had filled such a tranquil sky, threatening with rain. Small raindrops were already falling from them, as we all walked inside the bar. Barret and Cid were taking the kids to their room, Red and Shelke were talking about endless things or something like that, Tifa and Cloud disappeared after giving us their good nights, and I carried Yuffie to her room, the room that I had to share with here. I noticed that, had Chaos being here, my task would have been much more difficult. He would have been whispering inappropriate things to my ear, all night, things that, due to my true feelings for her, I could have hardly ignored, and not for too long.

I placed her on her bed, tucking her in the covers, and slightly kissing her forehead, a soft smile appeared on her lips as she mumbled "'Night Vinnie"

"Good night Yuffie."

I was glad Chaos was not longer here.

I took my restore materia from my suitcase and placed it on her ankle, as I called a simple cure cast on her, I could see her soft smile as the pure white light faded.

I lied on my bed somewhat lazily, looking at her sleeping form, before sleep started to kick inside of me…

So, there it is. Please reviews and comments will be very appreciated.