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Meet me by the Fountain

Chapter Six

Don't Go

"He is just so cute!" Tifa exclaimed as Rinoa walked out with a small puppy in her arms. It was a huskie, with a black coat and white on his face, paws and at the tip of his tail.

"Isn't he?" She put him down so he could run around in the back yard. "Zack gave him to me."

"Well wasn't that nice of Zack." Tifa smiled as the puppy began to lick her hands. "What are you going to call him?"

"I was thinking of calling him Angelo. What do you think?"

Tifa looked at the puppy, who was now chewing on her shoes, "Isn't that Zack's god-father's name?"

Rinoa smiled, "No, his god-father's name was Angeal."

"Did you ask Zack yet? Maybe he wants to call him something else."

Rinoa shook her head. "No, not yet."

Tifa smirked stood up from where she was sitting and turned around. Placing her hands to her mouth she shouted, "HEY ZACK! RINOA IS GOING TO CALL THE DOG ANGELO. IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU?"

Zack, who was sitting at the picnic table with Vincent and Laguna, looked up and shouted, "IF THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS IT'S COOL WITH ME, BUT HE IS NOT SLEEPING IN BED WITH ME."

"THANK YOU." Tifa waved and turned back around to Rinoa. She was staring at her with her mouth open wide. "He said it's cool and close your mouth before flies go in there."

Rinoa blinked twice then she could not hold in her laughter. Seeing Rinoa laugh caused Tifa to join in. Angelo was sitting in between them and watched the two laugh.

Vincent, Zack and Laguna watched as the two women were laughing.

"What are they drinking?" Zack asked as he took a sip from his beer.

Laguna shrugged, "Don't know but I'm guessing it's better than this stuff."

Vincent said nothing. He was just looking at the bottle in his hand.

"So you going tell us what's going on with you?" Laguna asked.

It has been two days since Vincent had met up with Cloud in the music store. Two days since he received his orders, orders that he did not want to obey, but disobeying orders as something that Vincent did not do.

Coming to Julia's house was Tifa's idea, she saw how depressed he was and thought it would be good for him to get out of the apartment and see some friends. The only problem was Vincent did not have many friends.

Vincent did know Laguna and Zack but never really spoken to them before until he arrived in Nibelheim. Vincent was a member of the Turks, which meant that he would handle mission such as spying, assassinations and acting as bodyguards for high paying officials. Laguna and Zack both worked in Solider, Laguna was a general and Zack was First Class. The three met during a meeting at the Shinra camp just outside Wuti. Nothing special just go in, kill a few people get out and move on with your life. Something that Vincent was trying to do until he was assigned to Nibelheim.

Nibelheim was only supposed to have lasted no more than a week but seeing Tifa for the first time made his heart stop. That and the fact that he did not know who was targeting her.

"Hey, Gaia to Vincent." Zack waved his hand in front of Vincent's eyes. "You alive in there buddy?"

"Huh? Yeah, sorry." He took a huge gulp from the beer bottle that he had been holding.

"So are you going to tell us what is going on with you?"

Vincent looked at Laguna then at Zack. Could he really trust them? Sighing he rubbed his thumb and index finger on the bridge of his nose, "Orders."

"So you're leaving then?" Laguna asked, but he knew the answer just by looking at Vincent's face.

"Did you tell Teef, yet?" Zack asked.

Vincent nodded, "No."

"When?"

"I don't know." He whispered.

"Damn it!" Zack slammed his fist on top of the table, "You better tell her soon. She deserves to know. I don't want to see her cry anymore."

"I will, I just need time." Vincent looked up and saw Tifa laughing as Angelo began to chase Garnet around the yard. "I just don't know what to say."

"Tell her the truth." Laguna answered.

"You know I can't do that."

"Okay, then tell here that you have been asked to go back home for some business and you would be back in a few days."

"That's the thing. I won't be back in a 'few days'. I won't even be back in a few weeks. It could be years before I could return."

Zack shook his head, "That's going to be tough on both of you."

"Don't you think I know that?"

"When are you leaving?"

"Early Saturday."

"That's just three days away." Laguna got up from his seat and walked over to the grill. He lifted the lid and began to flip the burgers over, "Well you better find out how to tell her and soon. I don't want to have to go to Edge and kick your ass for breaking her heart." He looked at the girls and shouted, "Burgers are done!"

During the picnic Vincent was still quiet; he did not say a word to anyone unless they asked him a question. Tifa was getting worried. Once they walked into his apartment Tifa grabbed his arm, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Bull shit. I know something is wrong. You've been acting like this ever since we met up with Cloud. What did he say to you that has you so scared?"

Vincent chuckled, "Me; scared of that little shit."

Tifa place her hands on her hips, "Then what is wrong with you?"

"Nothing okay. Just stop hounding me."

"No! I will not stop until you tell me-"

"Damn it Tifa! It's none of you fucking business what I do with my life!" he shouted, his eyes glaring at her. "For once in your life can you stop worrying about everyone else? Not everyone has problems that can be solved by talking."

"Oh, then how can we solve your problems?"

"You can solve it by leaving me the hell alone!" He could not stop himself from shouting that. He looked at Tifa and there is was again, in her eyes, he could see she was in pain with what he had just said. "Tifa." He reached for her but she stepped back, her eyes began to swell up, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you."

Tifa stepped back as he tried to reach for her. She felt as if her heart had just broken in two, "Fine. You are right. It's your life so I will no longer interfere in it." She grabbed her purse and walked to the door. Without turning to him she said, "I will leave you alone so you don't have to worry about me." Then she walked out and made her way toward the elevator, crying. She kept pounding on the down button but it was taking forever for the elevator to reach the sixth floor she ran to the stair well and down the stairs. Tifa did not stop running until she reached the first floor door.

Once she reached the first floor, Tifa leaned against that wall gasping for air. Wiping her eyes she stepped out of the stairwell, but stopped when Vincent was standing in front of her. "How did you?" Behind him she saw the elevator doors close.

He pulled her back into the stair well and hugged her, "I'm sorry for shouting at you."

Tifa did not move nor did she say anything. She was tired of being hurt, tired of being the victim. She pulled away from him. "We need to stop this."

"What?" He was dumb struck.

"I am so tired of crying, Vincent."

He touched her cheek, "Tifa."

"And I will not cry anymore, not for you or for anyone else. Good-bye."

Tifa walked out for the apartment building not looking back, for if she did she would have seen Vincent standing there with tears in his eyes.

Tifa continued to walk down the dark streets of Nibelheim; she did not want to go to her aunt's home. She did not really want to go anywhere. Tifa stopped as she approached the fountain in the center of town. Being there brought back memories, both good and bad memories. She sat down on the bench that was in front of it and wiped her eyes.

"No!" She said to herself, hitting the beach with her hand, "I will not cry anymore."

"Tifa?" A voice said from behind her.

Tifa spun around to see Aeris standing behind her. "What do you want?"

"Don't be like that Tifa." Aeris said sounding hurt.

"Oh, I'm sorry I thought you were the girl who was screwing my boyfriend behind my back. No wait you are, so I ask again what the hell you want."

"Nothing. I just saw you crying so I thought you wanted someone to talk to."

"Well I'm sorry to tell you but," Tifa stopped talking; she remembered what Vincent had said to her. Tifa sighed and looked up at Aeris, "You're right. I do need someone to talk to."

Aeris smiled, "I'm glad." She sat down next to Tifa. "So what's going on?"

"I got in a fight with someone."

"Oh."

Tifa looked up at the night sky. It was covered with stars. Tifa always loved looking at the stars; she would always think that her parents were up there shining brightly for her. "Yeah." She turned to look at Aeris. "He told me that I have to stop worrying about other people."

"He? Do you mean Vincent?"

"Yes, Vincent."

Aeris pushed a strand of hair behind her ear, "Do you think that you worry about other people?"

"Of course I do. I do not like seeing the ones I love hurt. I want to help them if I can." Tifa sighed. "Is that wrong?"

Aeris shook her head, "No that's being human." Aeris smiled, "And that's what is special about you, Tifa. You have a big heart. You care about everyone and try your best to cheer them up when they are down. And that is what makes you human, Tifa."

Tifa smiled, "Thanks." She stood up, "I better go. See you later." She hugged Aeris and began to walk back toward Vincent's apartment.

Vincent was driving down the street on his way to Julia's house to see if Tifa was there, when he saw her walking away from the fountain. He noticed Aeris was standing there, looking at the ground as Tifa was walking away. Did they get into a fight?

He turned the car around and drove in front for Tifa. He stopped the car before she could cross the street. "Tifa, wait." He got out of the car.

"What the hell is wrong with you? You almost hit me."

"I'm sorry, but I need to talk to you. Where are you going anyways?"

"I was on my way to the Moonlight Bar."

"What? Why? You do know what kind of place that is right?"

"Yes I do and I was going to see if I can get a job there." Tifa began to walk around his car. "Maybe they could use a big breasted girl like me. I'm a pretty good dancer."

"Don't even say that as a joke." He grabbed her hand and led her toward the passenger side of the car.

"Or what? You going to hit me next?"

"No I would never hit you."

"No, you're right. Because you have already done enough damage to me emotional." Tifa pulled her hand away from him. "Do you have any idea how much I hurt in here?" She put her hand over her heart and was squeezing it.

"Tifa."

"I just wanted to find out what was wrong with you. I wanted to help you just like you helped me." She whispered and she began to shake.

"Tifa." Vincent said again and held her in his arms. He smiled when she did not pull away. "I'm sorry for shutting you out, it's just that I don't know how to say what I have to say." He rested his chin on top of her head and rubbed her back.

"You could just start from the beginning." Tifa grabbed on to his shirt.

"Tifa there are some parts of my life that I cannot tell you." He lifted her chin so that he could stare into her chocolate eyes, "But I don't want to lose you. You have no idea how important you are to me."

Tifa blushed, "Then tell me." She reached up and kissed his chin, "Let me in Vincent. I want to help you, but I can't if you don't let me in."

Vincent growled as her lips captured his, "Okay, but not here."

They arrived back at the apartment and Vincent led her to the living room. She sat on the sofa and he sat across from her on the recliner.

"I'm a Turk, Tifa." Tifa gasped. "I was sent here on an important mission. I was sent here to investigate an information leak that ended the life of a former Turk." He sighed, "But I screwed up."

"How?"
"Someone knows that I am a Turk. So the only thing I can do is leave Nibelheim."

"For how long?"

Vincent shook his head, "I don't know. It could be a few weeks, months. Maybe even years."

"Years?"

He nodded.

Tifa began to chew her lower lip, "Will I see you again?"

Vincent sat down next to her, "Of course you will." He placed his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close, "I don't think I could live my life without you now."

Tifa laughed.

"Did I say something funny?"

"You have no idea how cheesy that sounds."

Vincent chuckled, "It's nice to know that's how you really feel."

Tifa laugh, "Anytime." She sighed, "So where are you going?"

"Edge. That's where I live."

Tifa turned away from his gaze, "Oh."

He moved closer to her, "You do know that you are very important to me."

Tifa stood up and walked to the bedroom door, "How important?"

"You have no idea."

Tifa smiled a seductive smile, "Care to show me?" She stood up and disappeared into the bedroom.

Gods don't let this be another dream. He prayed as he followed her into the room.

Tifa was sitting on the edge of the bed when Vincent walked into the room. "Tifa are you sure?"

Tifa smiled and grabbed his hands pulling him down toward her, kissing him she smiled, "Yes, I want you to be my first. I want you to remember me when you go back to Edge."

He got down on his knees in between her thighs, "I would never forget you."

Vincent stood up, taking her hand; he pulled her up with him. He kisses her softly, and wrapped his arms around her waist.

Tifa sighed as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her. She gasped when his mouth began to nibble on her ear and one of his hands found her breast and began to squeeze her nipple.

Before long they were both in bed, naked. Vincent kissed her neck, then down to her breast while Tifa's hands roamed his body. She gasped as he nibbled on her nipples. She began to move her hand down in between her thighs. She had touched herself before and she enjoyed it very much but she was shocked when Vincent stopped her.

"No, ma'am. Tonight I'm going to take care of you." He took his hand and began to rub her clitoris. She arched her back and moaned as Vincent inserted his finger into her.

"Vincent!"

He smiled as she began to come on his finger. "Tifa," his kissed her, "are you ready?"

Tifa nodded. Vincent position himself between her thighs. Slowly he began to enter her; she had her eyes close tight as she was adjusting. He began to pump into her faster as she began to moan louder. Vincent held her hand over her head as she lifted her legs around him. He growled as he was about to peek. "Tifa! Gods, Tifa!"

Tifa felt it, "Vincent, I'm coming!"

Vincent cried her name as he spilled his seed into her. Gasping he rolled off of her and pulled her closer to him. "I promise next time it will be better. More romantic."

Tifa snuggled into him, "It's a date." They both fell asleep.

Vincent reached over to hug Tifa but she was not there. He sat up, "Tifa?" He got up off the bed, pulled on his shorts and walked out to the living room.

Tifa was there sitting by the window crying. "I can't…I can't do this." She said to herself. "I don't want to lose you."

"Tifa." Vincent walked up behind her and hugged her. "You won't lose me."

"You're leaving me. I don't want you to go."

Okay, truth be told, I am not happy with this chapter. For one thing, I have written and rewritten this chapter almost five times. And second I am not very good at writing love scenes. I think next time I will have to have someone help me with that. Well until next time.