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 14 – The flying ship---

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I was inside that room again…that room with the four capsules and tree replicas of me. I had just entered when a man using the same glasses as that monster, came right after me, telling that that was his most precious experiment. I was terrified.

-What means all this doctor Hojo?!! –I was intrigued, angry and amazed at same. It was too many feeling passing through my body.

-This…my dear…is your death!!! –he had a dark smile on his face that made me really scared. So I tried to run but he took my arm and hit me with something really heavy in my head that made me faint. Everything faded. Then small fading images came through my eyes…me being dragged through a field…a shadow of someone pulling me through my feet…and me drowning with the salty taste of water.

I woke up.

I still could feel the pain in the back of my head…in the same place I was hurt when Basch and Yuna found me…I looked around… I was on a strange room. There were only a bed and a window, but it didn't looked like a prison. I tried to stand up, but the injuries were too much…now I could feel, my entire body was in pain. But with a great effort I made to sit. I saw a crutch besides the bed. I took it to stand up and see through the window, so I realized I was flying.

-A flying ship...

A long dark hair girl came in holding a tray of food and drink.

-Hi…you're awaken…you shouldn't be up… your body is too damaged.

-Hi…-I replied sitting back on the bed.

-Here…it's been two day since you are sleeping. –she said giving me the tray.

-Thank you. –I set on the bed. I didn't realize how hungry I was.

-I'm Lockheart…Tifa Lockheart.. –that girl said with a kind smile.

-I am… -I remembered I couldn't see my real name yet -… you can call me Rinoa….ahn…how…how did I get here? –I asked.

-A friend found you.

-Red suit, haired guy?

-Yeah…he may be a bit scary but he is a good person. –she told me. -…everyone is on the deck…come after eating! –she said leaving the room.

As I was finishing eating, I remembered that weird dream I just had…it made me think…maybe they weren't that weird…maybe they were past events that happened to me before I loose my memories…"my memories"… now everything makes sense, so I just figure how did I lost them…"that Hojo guy"…when he hit me…and he threw me in that river. Besides, that is the best explanation for me to be dreaming about a person that I have never met since "I was born".

I looked for the files I got at Shinra with Vincent's file and mine in my pockets. But they were empty. I looked over again to make sure I didn't lost it…but I guess I did…"oh no!" I can't believe I have lost the only thing I have found about me and Vincent…"Vincent"…at least I could read his name…that was quiet enough.

I left the room with the crutch helping me to walk; there was a giant hall ahead for me to slowly cross. There were others several doors with a few men guarding some of them. I approached a guy to ask where the deck was. The guy gave me the instructions to turn left, then right, then go up stairs, and turn right again…it was a labyrinth…endless one. Luck me that I found others guards to lead me with more instructions.

When I finely got to the deck, after a hour I guess, since I was crawling like a slug, I saw that Tifa girl, and besides her there was a tall handsome blond guy which I recognized him from that terrible fight a few years ago. He was one of the people fighting against the three white haired guys in the center of that now ruined small city.

Looking behind them there was another blond guy...older then the first one, he was driving the ship with a cigarette on his mouth. And standing behind the second blond one, against the wall was the weird red suit man that saved me from those monsters. He had his eyes closed. His freezing expression was intriguing me.

-How are you feeling sugar? –the older blond asked.

-I…I'm ok… -so Tifa and the younger blond that hadn't noticed my presence there looked at me.

-Good, good!! Listen, if you need anything just call us! I'm Cid Highwind by the way...but you can just call me Cid –he keep introducing him self.

-Can I…ask...what are you people? What relation with Shinra do you have? –maybe they could tell me what happened.

-Why do you want to know? –the younger blond approached me with a very serious face, wondering what could me my reasons to want to know such a important thing. His voice was deep, a bit scary.

-Because…I…I am looking for someone.

-Whom?

-Ahm…some…Hojo guy.

Suddenly the red suit haired man was standing right beside me staring at his feet and said on a very melancholic tone:

-Stop looking for him!

-Why?

-He is no long that man you knew.

-What? –he quickly turned his face and gave me a really cold glare. It was the first time I noticed his eyes…his red eyes. It made me remind of that sweet young man that I liked so much to dream about…but there is no way those cold eyes that was now staring at me could have anything to do with the sweet and gentle look that Vincent used to give me. And besides…it was not only the long hair that makes him different from my Vincent…his voice was deeper, he was a bit taller, he has a pale skin… and his frozen cold emotionless expression was completely different from my sweet warm angel.

-You already found him! –he continued.

-What?? You? –I asked surprised. He did not looked even a little to that man I saw on my dream trying to kill me. Thou I wouldn't doubt he could kill me with those giant hands…his hands…I realized he was using some kind of a golden armor protecting the left arm. But he shook his head telling me "no" and then added:

-The creature that attacked you at Shinra. –so the vision of that horrendous monster in glasses came... struggling me. Automatically, I place my hand on my neck...and I noticed there was a mark he left on me. Of course now things made sense…now I get why he kept saying that I should be dead on the elevator, and why a monster was wearing glasses.

The red suit guy noticing my disappointment, puts his right hand on my shoulder, and still emotionless he said:

-Give up…

But how could I give up…he was the only one that could know about Vincent…I HAVE to talk to him.

-No…I can't…I must talk to him!!

-Why? –the young blond guy asked.

-Because…I'm looking for someone else…and he is the only one that might know about him.

-Who else are you looking for?

-Another guy…named Vincent…Valentine.

Surprised with by answer, Tifa, Cid and the younger blond guy looked at the red suit guy.

-What?? Do you know something about him??? –I asked him trying to find his cold look hidden on his res cape. But he just started to walk towards the entrance. My feet simply started to move after him, but soon I realized I was too slow to keep following him, so I just screamed:

-Wait!!! You know him don't you??? Tell me!!! Please… -the last work didn't come out right…my throat was hurt. But he stopped walking.

-Tell me…-I was whispering almost soundless. –is...he…alive? –tears fell down my eyes, that possibility made my bones shake..

-Yes. –when I looked at him again he had disappeared.

The young blond hair guy passed through me and put himself on his knees offering me his back.

-Come…I'll take you to your room.

So he took me to that room silently. When he put me on the bed I asked:

-What is your name?

-Cloud.

-Cloud…what is the red suit guy's name?

-Ask him.

I felt so tired that I just fell asleep after that.

I was injecting something on Vincent as he kept his eyes closed…I was trying to swallow my sadness. Suddenly I was moving my lips but I couldn't hear anything. I was talking to Hojo. Then it looked like we were arguing about something that made me really upset.

I woke up feeling gloomy…"did I have…done something to Vincent?" I couldn't remember… I was so close to know more about him… why couldn't I hear what we were saying?

I kept looking at the ceiling trying to remember something when suddenly I noticed a presence. I looked to the other side of the room and there he was… the red suit guy standing against the corner…with his eyes closed.

-Did…did you took from my pockets some papers?

-No.

-Hm…I see.

-If you really need to talk to him…I'll take you there. –he told me on that deep emotionless voice, leaving me astonished.

-I do! –I replied right the way.

-Hojo is been living inside Shinra for some time now…he never leaves that old building…in a week…I'll take you there.

-He told me leaving through the door.

-Wait! What…what is your name?

-Soon…soon you will find out. –that was the last time I heard something coming from him within this week that I had to wait patiently.