For The Love of Chaos

Chapter 11

The next morning, Vincent woke up to find Anna still laying on him. A ghost of a smile formed on his face as he looked down at her. He was glad to have her back, glad to feel her touch, her warmth, and glad to have her close by his side again. In all honesty, there wasn't much that had changed about her. Granted, her hair was far, far longer than it had been. Then again, so was his. His hair used to be fairly short, now it was long, flowing down his back. That's what happens when you're locked away for nearly 30 years. Anna on the other hand…he still had no clue on what had happened with her. He did take notice to the scars on her face though. From Hojo no doubt. He could hear Chaos growling in his head at the mere thought of it. In fact, they both wished to be able to rip the man apart form the inside out. Also, when he had checked her shoulder, he saw the scars on her back. Surgical marks. Bastard they thought together.

He also looked at any exposed part of her body, coming across numerous scars as well. He couldn't believe how much damage that Hojo had done to the poor girl. He even noticed one that was behind her left ear.

"What did he do to you…?" Vincent asked quietly, stroking her hair lightly as she slept still. He remembered how when they were younger, he would run his fingers through her hair when she was sick. It always had a calming affect on her, and vice versa now that he thought about it. It was just something that they had grown up doing to help put one another at ease. Vincent especially when his grandmother died. He couldn't bare it. He remembered how Anna had stayed by his side for a solid week, helping to comfort him in his lose. Both their parents had died when they were young, so they both knew what it was like to be alone, but at least they still had each other. It continued to be true even now as they laid there together.

"Vincent" Chaos spoke in his head.

"What?" Vincent asked, closing his eyes.

"Hojo did many things to her after the things he did to us" he said, leaving Vincent to think.

"I know that…" he whispered, still running his fingers gently through Anna's hair.

"Why do you do that?" Chaos asked curiously.

"What do you mean?" Vincent asked, opening his eyes slightly.

"Run your fingers through her hair" Chaos said.

"It producing a calming effect for her…like it does us…why do you ask?"

"No particular reason really… All I ever did was hold her" Chaos told him.

"Why?"

"Why what?" Chaos asked.

"Why do you insist on holding her so much?" Vincent inquired, shifting a bit.

"I like it…why does it matter?"

"It just does…" Vincent said quietly, then realization popped into his head. "Why are you being so civil all of a sudden? Any other time you're a pain" he said. Chaos just growled a bit in his head, causing Vincent to twitch slightly. "You're infatuated with her…aren't you?" he asked, though stated more so than anything. Chaos growled loudly at him.

"Shut up…" Vincent smirked.

"You do…heh…when I was gone…that's what you were doing, you were with her all the time weren't you? You…protected her for me…" he said quietly.

"Someone had to since you had to go and die…" Chaos said smugly. This made Vincent's mood completely sour.

"Shut your mouth…you have no clue what you're talking about…" he whispered, venom dripping from every word.

"Sure I do" he said haughtily "You left her there, wallowing in pain and sorrow" he said. Vincent growled irritably.

"It wasn't my fault… I over heard him talking about his experiments…how he intended to use Anna…" Vincent whispered quietly, Chaos listened closely as he spoke. "I…I couldn't let him hurt her… When I addressed him on the matter…we got into an argument… When I threatened to take Anna away from there…he…that's when he shot me…" his voice faded out as he said this, pulling Anna a bit closer to him. "I made a promise to her…my grandmother…and her parents…to watch out for her…" Chaos went quiet after this, not willing to say anything further.

Shortly after, Anna started to stir, drawing Vincent's attention down to her. "Vincent…?" she called, opening her eyes, hugging him tightly.

"Yes?" he asked, looking down at her curiously, but returning the hug.

"I'm glad…you're still here…it wasn't a dream after all" she said, smiling at him, a few tears falling. Vincent held her close, shushing her quietly, stroking her hair. She let out a quiet sigh as he ran his fingers through her hair gently, smiling to herself. "I missed you so much Vincent" she told him, her eyes closed tight. He just held onto her.

"Don't worry…I'm not going anywhere this time…I promise" he said, making her look up at him. She looked up into his eyes, he was telling the truth. She gave a light nod. Soon, things were interupted by her stomach growling. This caused her to blush in embarrassment. "Hungry I see. Come on, let's get you something to eat" Vincent said, picking her up and then tossing her into the air for fun. She let out a squeal, screeching as he did this.

"Vincent!" she yelled as he caught her, holding her tight in his arms, not letting her go.

"What and let my favorite toy go running off?" he asked, grinning at her like he used to. She went red in the face when he said that. He couldn't help but laugh, something that he hadn't done in a very long time. "Let's go" he said, carrying her down the steps like a rag doll. It was actually a funny site to see, with Vincent being so tall, and Anna dangling at least a foot above the ground in his arms.

"Oh, you guys are up" a young woman said, coming up to them. "Hi, my name's Tifa" she said, introducing herself to Anna. Anna gave a small nod as Vincent continued to carry her around like a rag doll. Tifa laughed as she watched this, for her, this was very out of character for Vincent. Although, for Anna, it was perfectly normal and annoying. "Oh yeah, Vincent?" Tifa called from behind the bar. He turned to look at her. "The gang will be here tomorrow, just thought I'd let you know" she said, walking into the kitchen to make breakfast. He then looked down at Anna, her looking up at him in turn. For a faint second, she could have sworn that his eyes turned gold.

"Vincent…?" she asked quietly. He just continued to start at him, his eyes flashing again. Her eyes widened slightly. "Chaos?" she asked.

"Yes?" She nearly flipped when she heard this.

"What are you doing?" she whispered harshly, knowing what Tifa's reaction would be.

"Holding you" he said, grinning happily.

"What did you do to Vincent?" she asked worriedly.

"I kept nagging him…" he said honestly. She looked at him for a moment.

"You just wanted to talk to me…didn't you?" she asked, smiling a bit, watching as he nodded. She gave out a faint sigh. "Mind putting me down?" she asked.

"Yes, I do…" She blinked at this and let out a faint laugh.

"You and Vincent are ridiculous" she told him. This just caused him to hold her tighter. He then nuzzled her neck, making her blush. "C-can Vincent see this?" she asked cautiously.

"I'll tell him to close his eyes…" Chaos whispered into her ear, the feeling of his hot breath on the back of her neck, making her hairs stand on end. He inhaled her scent, the smell intoxicating to him. "You're mine" he whispered lightly, causing her to blush.

"W-what?" it came out barely above a whisper.

"You…are…mine" he repeated slower so that she could hear him. At that point, heart was beating rapidly in her chest, racing like crazy. It started beating even faster though when he turned her around to face him, setting her on the floor lightly, and taking her face in his hand. She watched in awe as he brought his face down to hers, their lips meeting for the very first time. She felt her eyes close as she relaxed, finding that she was perhaps enjoying the kiss? It was so strange…kissing a man for the first time. That's right, it was her first kiss, her very first kiss. Halfway through the kiss, Chaos deliberately changed back into Vincent, leaving him there kissing her. This too was new for him, especially since it was Anna that he was kissing, his childhood friend. He allowed himself to finish it though, enjoying what he could, enjoying the feeling of her lips on his.

When she finally opened her eyes, she realized that it was Vincent. "V-Vincent…I…I…" she tried to speak, but was terrible at it. She couldn't believe it, Chaos had tricked her. Her face was bright red, her hands were even shaking. She couldn't take it any longer and ran out of the bar. She was so confused, she had to get out of there and think. So she ran, running out of the city, eventually ending up on a hill. Soon, she found herself crying even. She was so confused, and she hated being confused, Vincent knew that better than anyone. It frustrated her so bad, she just couldn't stand it. Now things would never be the same between her and Vincent…never. She sighed quietly, hugging herself as the cool afternoon air blew against her, causing her to shiver. "Why…why did he have to go and do that to me?" she asked quietly, another tear falling from her bright blue eyes. "Vincent…Chaos…why?" she whispered.

"Sister!" she heard someone shout. Then, she saw someone running in front of her, before knocking her out. The last thing that she saw, was silver hair, then darkness.

"Vincent…Chaos…" she whispered in her mind, darkness all around her.

Ok, there's chapter 11. Sorry that it's a bit shorter than usual, but I had to end it there so that I could start the next chapter properly. Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed and remember REVIEW please? Please and thank you. Byebye.