A/N: Another long one, sorry.
Prompt: Was reading Stories on the horror of rape and listening to Comes Crashing by Dogwood.
I don't own nuttin'!~~~~~~~~~~
No Right!
Vincent awoke to the sound of pouring rain and someone knocking on the doors of the Shinra manor; stifling a yawn, Vincent got up from the covers of his bed, pulled on his crimson and black robe and headed down stairs. Lightning flashed and lit up a stained glass window he had on the main staircase that led down to the foyer. He was before the door now; pulling it open and looking outside he didn't see anyone, it wasn't until he was about the close it that heard a very special voice in the one tone he never wanted to hear it: broken and scared.
"V-vincent….?" Vincent looked down and swallowed hard; there, kneeling in the rain, was Yuffie with her arms wrapped tightly around herself. His body kicked into overdrive; within the blink of an eye, he had stepped outside, scooped her up in his arms and carried her inside.
~V*Y~
Yuffie flinched at the sudden feel of his arms around her but as if realizing there was nowhere possibly safer than in the arms of the ex-turk, she calmed the tiniest bit. Yuffie gripped the front of his silken pajamas to her and cried into his chest, trying to draw herself to warmth of his body.
"Yuffie, what happened…?" Yuffie didn't answer him because she could tell that by his whispered words that it was more of a question for himself rather than her. She opened one teary eye to see that he was carrying her to his kitchen. He gently placed her on one of the chairs before heading to go get some towels. He was back within seconds but by then she was crying again.
Vincent gently laid a towel on her head, expecting her to start drying herself off but her body didn't move aside from the shaking that came with her tears and the odd flinching that happened when he began to dry her petite legs. That's when he noticed it; the zipper on her shorts were broken, not just unbuttoned like usual and she had bruises and what looked like nail marks on her hips and legs.
Yuffie looked up a bit from under the towel on her head when she heard the growl of an angry animal rumble up from his throat as his human fingers traced her cuts with a gentleness she didn't know he had.
"Yuffie, what happened and who did this to you…?" She knew there was no escaping from this question, so she gently hugged herself again as the words slipped quietly from her soft lips.
"Vinnie…" His nickname came out in a heart wrenching sob before she continued, "My father, as leader of Wutai, got invited to a party here in this town for some reason now that they're rebuilding and he was allowed to bring me along… I didn't want to come at first but my farther said that I would be allowed to come visit you so I agreed…" She looked down, not wanting the man she loved to see her tears, "But then, when I got there I was really tired and went to go take a nap in one of the guest bedrooms and that when it happened…" More tears and shivers racked her body, "These two men came into the room while I was still sorta awake and tried to do some horrible things! One held me down while the other tried to get my shorts off… He broke my zipper but I broke free, then I punched one in the stomach and scratched the other across the eye. Then I ran, I just ran until I was before your door without even realizing that this is where I was headed..! I'm sorry to bother you!" Her voice came in sobbing squeaks as the last of her defenses finally all broke down and she melted into Vincent's strong arms where she felt nothing but safety, her mind found it odd that her body felt safest in the embrace of a so-called demon-filled monster.
Vincent's face stayed stoic but you could see many emotions fill his crimson eyes; fury and hate for her tormentors while pain, love and sorrow was there for Yuffie herself.
"I am so sorry, Yuffie, and you are not bothering me." He gently lifted her chin with one of his metallic claws and looked upon her tearstained face, "Come, Yuffie, you can get warmed up in the shower and sleep in my bed. I'll sleep in my chair tonight; I will let no one touch you while you are within my home." He took off his robe, warmed from his own body heat, and wrapped it around her. He then picked her up and headed to his room as she clung desperately to him.
~V*Y~
A young man with shaggy blond hair snickered to his friend as they headed up to the creepy old mansion.
"C'mon, Duka, I saw her head to this abandoned mansion. It's the perfect place to 'serve' the Princess of Wutai."
"Yeah! Great thinkin' Koltov." Duka, a dark haired man about the same aged chuckled at just the thought of "serving" Yuffie as he pulled open the door to Shinra manor; Vincent hadn't had time to lock it. They quickly scrambled inside; it was dark inside the mansion aside from what little lighting the moon and quick lightning gave off. They grinned evilly as they heard Yuffie's voice, that was until they heard what it said.
"V-vinnie… T-that's them..!" Yuffie's horrified whisper was followed by a furious animalistic growl as lightning flashed, letting Duka and Koltov see their prey clinging to the arms of the famous and frightening Vincent Valentine. Vincent was half way up the stairs; he turned his head to look at the two young men, his raven hair falling over his pale face while rage filled crimson eyes glared down at them.
Yuffie looked up in amazement as Cerberus was aimed at the two shaking men within seconds of the words leaving her mouth. She hadn't even realized the holster at his leg, did he sleep with that thing on….?
"S-sorry, t-to bother y-you, M-mister V-valentine…!" Both said in unison as another growl ripped from Vincent's throat.
"Get out of my house and promise to never touch this girl again or you will never see this rain stop…!"
"Y-yes, sir!" Both threw a quick salute before replying and raced out the door.
Vincent's turned back to Yuffie.
"Shall we…?" Yuffie just rested her head on his shoulder, feeling ever more safe in his strong yet gentle arms.
~~~~~~~~~~~~A/N: Rape is a horrible thing and should NEVER be taken lightly! *serious face*
