Note: I do not own any character described here!
I've been thinking about this story for two months now (since I finished playing Dirge of Cerberus!) \o/ and finely decided to writhe it. Well…yeah...I know it got too long my story…but wanted to write it anyway. Like I said it was all in my mind for two months…so I just wanted to pull it out of my system. :p
About the story…it is a continued story of ffVII first game...the advent children movie and Dirge of Cerberus…so yeah it contains some spoils.
And one more thing…I haven't played yet the of ffVII first game…I only watched the movie and played Dirge of Cerberus…so If I said any absurd thing about the story...please tell me…but remember…my story is not supposed to be a exactly replica of square's stories…so Yeah, I know I did changed a few information…
In this story, I mixed everything…drama, romance, horror, action and a bit of comedy…
There will probably be some grammar mistakes, so don't hate me for it, please, instead be helpful and tell me what is wrong, besides, like I said on my profile, English is not my original language, I just like it and want to practice it! ;)
---Chocolate and Cherry---
---Chapter 8 – The kidnapping ---
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We were almost getting there when she woke up. I could see her through the rear view mirror of my car. She slowly sat, looked at me and then looked through the window, the desert view of where we were passing through.
-Vincent…where are we?
-We are almost getting there.
10 minutes later we could see a little house surrounded by white sand hills from far, which was getting bigger and bigger as we approached it.
It's been really long time since the last time I have been in this place.
Soon as I stopped the car she jumped out.
-Vincent! What the hell is this? Are you kidnapping me?
-Ahn…I guess you could say that… -I said leaving the car. Then I opened the trunk and started taking out a lot of bags full of food. I made a quick stop in the middle of the road to buy us something to eat, because I knew there was nothing inside the house.
-Are you going to help me or not? –I asked her.
-No I'm not!!! I can't believe you did this! You know I have so much things to do, I can waste my time here Vincent, if I don't finish that thing on time, you know I'll be screwed.
-Ok…so you won't help me! –I said ignoring her.
-Vincent!! Stop it!! Take me back! –now she was yelling. She realized that I wasn't paying attention to her, so she came to me trying to take my keys' car from my pocket. But my hand and arms were a larger then hers so I easily made put her hands behind her back as I stared her in her eyes.
-Calm down…-my tone was smooth and calm -… everything will be alright! I promise you…I won't let you delay on your dead line.
Once again she was analyzing my face. I realized she used to do that a lot when we were working…analyzing me… as if she was trying to figure who I am.
I felt her relax, so I let go of her hands, and she helped me with the bags.
Soon as we entered the house, after taking off our shoes, I could see her expression. She was amazed. And I didn't blame her.
-I used to come here a lot when I was a kid…it belonged to my uncle…I call it Heaven. –she smiled still impressed.
The house wasn't really that luxurious. But there was something about it that makes people feel very comfortable being in here. The living room was very wide with furniture made of wood. There was that old fireplace on the right. I remember my uncle building it for me, because I told him once how much I loved watching the fire burn and feel its warmth. We could see portraits all over that wall with pictures of my uncle since he was a kid until the old days. And more for the right there was his "office". Inside there was a wall covered with books and a big desk and its great armchair.
For the right we had an open kitchen and the stairs to the upper floor, where the 4 rooms and their bathrooms were.
Still in the living room, there was a big "door-window" that was closed by the curtains. Lucrecia got closer and peep trough it. She stood there a few seconds and suddenly she wide opened the contains amazed with the view. Out side there were a big terrace with a small table and three chairs.
-I don't believe this... Vincent…are we…in another country???
-No…just…8 hours from Shinra's.
-No way… is that… the beach??
-Yeah…
-It's… right there...Vincent!
-I know. –I was almost laughing of her. -…now you get why I called this house Heaven! –and I blinked at her as I was taking off my jacket and tie.
-Amazing! –she looked like a child impressed with her first gift. Some how it made me feel good about it. I made her forget her problems…at least for a moment.
-If you help me getting the bags inside, I promise you that I'll let you go out side. –and that was the first time I saw her truly smiling…it was so shinning and full of happiness that filled my heart with emotion. I couldn't believe that she was hiding such a beautiful smile from me.
So she finally helped with the bags. We put everything on its proper place on the kitchen, and then… she just wasn't leaving my side, always picking on me as she was warning me she wanted something that I couldn't forget…just like a little girl.
-I know…- I said tapping the top of her head -…let's go…the… last to get there will clean the house. –I said as running to get to the beach as fast as I could, and she came running too right behind me.
Soon as I put my feet on the water I noticed we were on our suit. I was wearing black pants and a white long sleeves shirt as she was wearing a blue skirt and a black thin blouse. We didn't bring any bathing suit.
I started to kick water it on her. We did that on each other for a long period of time like two little kids playing around, until she started to throw wet sand on me. So I did the same. Very smart, she started to run away from me, but I couldn't let her get rid of me that easily, so I went after her, she was laughing until I reached her waist. I lift her to turn around, we were far away from the house, but she was struggling so I would release her, but instead, I unbalanced and we both fell down. When I realized, I was on top of her. I never got this close to her face…seeing her still smiling like that…she was…incredibly beautiful…she had her face and hair all wet... I could feel her sweet warm breath smoothly blowing on my face. I thought my heart was about to come out through my mouth from jumping so hard and fast. And I saw her expression slowly change. My beautiful smile was fading. She started to gasp a bit loud, as she was blushing. That was the first moment I realized that I did had something I couldn't loose…I wanted to kiss those beautiful soft sweet lips of hers so badly… but I knew I couldn't do that…not now…not after everything that asshole just said a few hours ago... so I laid beside her staring the sky and said:
-You run fast. –I felt so stupid saying that.
-…
I look at her. She was looking the sky skeptically. I thought that was a bad thing.
-Thank you for… bringing me here. –she told me with a kind tone, surprising me.
-Any time…-I replied.
We were still trying to catch our breath back when suddenly she sits and tickles me making me laugh, and right after she went out running towards the house. I set watching her go. I couldn't tell what was that all about. Because I was pretty sure she understood what I just felt.
The sunset on the horizon was coloring the sky with a magnificent violet tone when I got inside the house. She was preparing some juice for us.
-I thought about making something for us to eat...but… I guess you would want to do that, right? –she said.
-Hehehe…absolutely.
-Can I…take a bath??? –she asked me as giving me a glass.
-Sure…the bathroom is upstairs…come, ll show it to you. –we dinked the juice in one big swallow and dropped the glasses at the sink.
Once we got up, I realized how really dusty the house was. And full of spiderwebs.
-How long haven't you been here? –she asked clearly noticing that too.
-Ten years…
-Wow…ten years!
-Uhum.
-Wasn't that when you parents…
-Yes. –I interrupted her.
-Ok…I guess...we should clean this place before go to bath…
-No...don't worry, by the time you get out of your bath I'll have everything cleaned!
-Don't be silly! I'll help you…wasn't that the deal, anyway?? –she said going down the stairs.
So within two hours we had everything cleaned. The living room, the office, the kitchen, the terrace, the bathrooms…there was only one missing room…the one that used to be my parents'.
Everything was placed as I remembered. The pillows, the sheets, my mother's hairbrush over that big bed…their portraits.
We started taking out the clothes from inside the wardrobe. There weren't many clothes because when we were coming, we usually spend only the weekends with my uncle. There were also a few shoes inside their boxes until I found a big box that I couldn't recognize.
Lucrecia was by my side cleaning the dust when I opened. I took a long satin red dress that made me remind the day she wore it…on her birthday we celebrate in the same year they died. That brought me a lot of memories…but as I didn't like to live in the past, I decided not to think about it.
-What a pretty dress. –she said.
-Do you like it?
-Yeah…its beautiful.
So I had an idea, I stood up, and opened the other door of that wardrobe, which were kept my father's belongings. And there it is, the black tuxedo that my father wore on the same night, wrapped in a plastic bag, good as new. I took it out and put it over the bed. Lucrecia was carefully watching me, still cleaning the shoes boxes.
I took my mother's dress from the box and also placed over the bed.
When we were finely done with the cleaning, I gave her some towels I found clean on my uncle's room drawer.
-We have a problem… -she said gloomy.
-What?
-I didn't bring any clothes…since you didn't warn me we were coming to the other side of the country! –she said showing me the state of her dirty and wet clothes.
-Well...sorry for that...but if I had told you, you wouldn't come!
-Of course not!
-See?? Anyway...I got that covered. –I said going to my parent's room.
-How??? –she came after me.
-Can you wear that tonight? –I asked gently giving her the red dress.
She looked at me as she was in pain. I understood that she didn't wanted to make me suffer with my mother's memories…but the truth is that it didn't, I remembered how beautiful my mother looked on it, and I now I wanted do see Lucrecia.
-It's ok…really. –I told her.
-Are you sure?
-Yeah..
-I saw some others more simple clothes there…
-Just wear that…-I told her pulling her away to the bathroom.
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Sorry I couldn't find the proper words to describe the dress, so I picked on google a dress that could look like the one I had in mind… here is the link: ..com/Heart+Truth+Red+Dress+Collection+Arrivals+