Okay, a really short chapter, but I've been busy, what with going on a family vacation to the beach(with no internet, mind you), finding a job, and, of course, writer's block. Anyways, onto the story! Whee!
Disclaimer(cause I think it's been awhile since I did one...): Cid, Vinnie, and all other Square characters belong to them...not me...otherwise, Cid would get more screen-time. Period.
"Phalia? I've been there. Cold as hell." Cid said as he took a puff on his cigarette, his feet still propped up.
"Well of course it's cold. It's on the northern-most continent." Mizuki stated matter-of-factly, and Vincent nodded.
"I grew up there. Though, I was a bit of a loner, but one person stayed beside me."
Fallen seemed to smile a little at this. "So, who was this person? Was she 'special?'" he asked as he wiggled his eyebrows.
Once again, Vincent nodded. "Her name was Lucrectia. She was intelligent, beautiful..." Seeming to drift off, the crimson-eyed gunman shook his head and regained his focus. "Around four years ago, she had said she lost the necklace I gave to her when we were younger somewhere in the snowfields. I went to go find it...and ended up meeting with...those people."
Koro seemed intrigued. "You mean, the people who attacked you today?"
Vincent nodded. "They are part of a bandit group near Phalia. The Demons."
"Not very original..." Fallen mumbled as he sat next to Koro, who didn't seem to notice.
"Hey! Shut the fuck up and let Vin tell his story!" Cid yelled from his spot, which Vincent quietly thanked him for, tired of being interrupted.
"They, of course, wanted anything of value I had, but...I didn't have anything they wanted...so they took me, instead..."
The bridge seemed to grow quiet, sans the noise of the Tiny Bronco as it still traveled Northeast.
Cid was the first to break the silence. "What'd they..." He stopped himself, as if dipping his toe in a pool to see if it was safe.
"Do to me?" Vincent took off his cloak and shirt, his gauntlet staying on, and revealed numerous scars, burns, and marks that were permanently etched into his body. "Too many things..."
There was silence once again. Koro, though, seemed to tense a little, and Fallen reached over and lightly gripped his hand.
It was once again the captain that broke the silence. "And the claw?"
Vincent, now unable to hide behind his cloak's high collar, visibly flinched. Taking off the gauntlet, he revealed the tattoo that was drawn into his hand. "It's to cover this...and to remind myself...that I was once a part of them."
Staring at the pentacle tattoo, the crew seemed both horrified and intrigued. "What are the letters for?" Koro asked, his face slightly flushed, as Fallen wrapped his arm around the blue-haired man.
Vincent half-closed his eyes, looking towards the floor. "Each letter is an initial to the members name." Pointing at the bottom two points and the letters GB and DG, Vincent started his explanation. "Galian Beast and Death Gigas are the two that attacked me and Highwind in Banal. Always paired together, they are the two lowest in the ranking. However, Death Gigas is what keeps Galian in line, and Galian is sadistic. These scars-" Vincent motioned to his chest. "-were mostly from him."
"The HM is Hellmasker. He's sadistic as well, but in a different and more disturbing way. He likes to experiment on his victims..."
"The C is Chaos...he's the visual leader of the group, and the strongest. He's the one that actually put the tattoo on my hand..."
Mizuki raised her hand, then started to speak. "What do you mean, 'visual leader?' Is he the leader or not?"
Vincent shook his head. "He's the puppet of the true leader, who works in the shadows. That's the H...Hojo..."
There was another awkward silence, before Fallen asked "What do the middle letters stand for?"
Koro spoke next. "The VV has to be his name, Vincent Valentine. And the DB...I'll assume it's Demon's Bitch?"
Vincent nodded as he started to redress himself. Once his claw and shirt were on, he started on his cloak, but stopped when he realized that Cid was standing in front of him. It was in less than a second that the captain wrapped his arms around the gunman.
Vincent's face dug into the man's chest as he ended up getting bent down. "Highwind..."
"What?"
"...What the hell do you think you're doing?"
Cid let go, only to stare into Vincent's very pissed off face. He quietly went back to his seat. After a moment, though, he spoke up. "So, how did you escape?"
Vincent put his cloak on, and stared from over the high collar. "...Lucrectia saved me..."
The ship suddenly stopped, and Mizuki scratched the back of her head. "Umm...we're at Yokoto...and they kinda have a gate."
Cid went out on the deck, and started shouting at the guards, swear words intricately laced into the shouts, and Vincent came out onto the deck as well, and peered down at the guards.
On Vincent's arrival, the guards seemed to get excited, and called up "Do you know a girl named Yuffie?!"
After a moment of thought, and remembering that pickpocket on the boat, Vincent nodded.
The guards seemed to jump as they hurriedly opened the gates, and Cid went back into the bridge, while Vincent stayed back on the bridge. As the ship started to move, Vincent could have sworn that he heard the guards yelling "Say hi to the princess for us!!"
To be continued...
OMG! Princess?! What's going to happen next?!...actually, I'm not sure yet...stuff? Eh heh heh heh...okay, yeah, read and review...please? More reviews might help Cid get some from Vinnie...
Cid: What?! Really?! You little fan people need to review! Now, dammit!
Vin: ...I am not someone you can just whore out...
Byne: -grabs pencil- Really? Would you like to test that?
Vin: ...-walks away-
Byne:3 That's what I thought.
Cid: ...Can you whore him out?
Byne: ...meh-beh :3 Depends on the amount of reviews
Cid: Oh God! Review, people! Help me get with that raven-haired god!
Byne: Get off your knees. It's pathetic...