Diaz: Hey there, readers! Diaz here with the awesome duo, Fred and Bob! Say hi, guys!
Bob and Fred: *in unison* QUACK!
Diaz: Shush! I'm happy! I just finished a light work out, showered, and now want to type my little heart out okay?
Fred: *to Bob* Quac quack qua quac qu quack! ((Translation: Diaz lost it...))
Bob: Quack! ((Translation: Yup!))
Diaz: I did not! I am perfectly sane! Ask any of my friends... wait no... bad idea... can I go on with the fic already?
Bob: Quack... ((Translation: Well...))
Fred: Qua quack... ((Translation: Someone has to...))
Diaz: Hehe...
"Light sweet laughter answered his farewell as Zack smiled down on Tifa in the pure gentle radiance of young love.
Rejected, the beast of the dark headed through the night's streets back to the Mansion where he reigned supreme and wasn't rejected by the unforgiving."
That's from the last chapter... okay?
Disclaimer: Hmm... I still don't think anyone would sue if I didn't put this in... but oh well! I do NOT own FF! But I did finally get somewhere in my game so that's good right? And to the reader who made the comment about Vincent not being a vampire... well... I know he's not... but I have a thing for vampires... hehe...
Fred: Qua quack? ((Translation: The story?))
Diaz: Oh yea... here we go...
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The Embrace of Dissolution
Chapter 6: Aftermath of Deception
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"Morning, sleepy head..."
"No, Mommy, it's too early to get up right now... and I don't want to go to school..." Tifa mutters snuggling against the blankets.
A soft tug pulled the blankets away from her head causing her to yelp against the sudden brightness of the sunlight. Yes, it was morning all right.
A chuckle came from next to her. "So you're up now?"
"No..." she said dryly pulling the fuzzy white blanket back over her head.
"Oh... come on... don't you want breakfast? Mrs. Gavin made it specially for you."
"Hmm... only if you answer me one thing..." Tifa said slowly adjusting to the morning's light.
((Diaz: Hey there... I never ever write a whole chapter in one sitting it's just not possible for me... and I just got a job. Lots of fun... so I don't know how often I will be able to update this fic or any of my other ones so I'm sorry people! I'll do my best!))
"And what would that be, my lady?" he asked gallantly.
"Are you Aeris's boyfriend?"
His handsome face clouded over with discomfort.
"I'm sorry..."
He hushed her with a look. "Aeris and I were a couple once, but then like Cloud I went away and joined SOLDIER leaving a loved one behind. I promised to come back to her... that day at the cliff when I was dragging Cloud's unconscience at the cliff and Shinra attacked us. They thought I was dead and left us there. I guess Cloud regained conscience and went down to Midgar... we were right there. He probably thought I was dead, too. When I finally did come to I was in a pile of blood and my sword was gone. I headed into Midgar where the Gavins took me in. I was around when the whole Meteor threat was going on. The Gavins were so nice to me, and wanted to leave the city and insisted I go with them to a small town called Nibelheim. I remembered what had happened there before, but I wanted to give these people a sense of security and went with them. Ever since then I've been here. True, I have thought about Aeris, and knew she was in town. I saw her quite a few times, but all she knew me as was the SOLDIER. I knew we were never meant to be something more than that, so I hung back. I've been watching you as well Tifa..."
((STALKER!!!))
Instead of being frightened like any other normal person, Tifa wasn't. She had faced Sephiroth, faced the possible world's demise, tended to a friend/rival's needs and children, ran a bar, got back to her life, and faced death more than once. She was intrigued. "And what have you seen, Zack?"
"That you are an independent, hard working young woman who for the past three years has been doing nothing for herself but tend to a woman who is so lost in her own world of love to notice how you lost yours. You risked your life to be with a man who never looked twice at you until now. And what has he given you? True, Cloud is a good man, but he's lost. That direction can't just be from you. You've done so much and now you need to live your own life."
She nodded her head looking at him. "Hey, Zack?"
"Yea?"
"I think my breakfast is getting cold..."
He blushed. "I'm sorry... here." He set down the tray with her breakfast next to her bed, so she could eat.
Tifa sampled the meal and smiled. "This is great. Now back to what you were saying... I want to travel again, and this time I'll bring the twins with me."
He smiled. "If there is anything I can do for you just let me know."
"I will," she promised finishing her breakfast and handing back over the leftover tray.
"Dr. Gavin will be in shortly," he said all back to business.
"Thank you, Zack."
"You're welcome, Tifa."
* * *
Vincent leaned back in a thick musty chair. No light reached him in the dark basement of Shinra Mansion. He was left in peace to think about what was going on. Jealousy pricked the back of his mind. That guy... Zack... he was a threat. Someone that was standing in the way of his happiness. A threat that needed to be taken out as soon as possible.
What if she is happier with him?
Why would that be? She says she loves me.
That was before you betrayed her trust. That was harsh. What if she never believes in you again? It is likely, you know.
I know... and that's the last thing I want. I hope she gives me another chance.
Hope, Vincent? Where did that come from? After you lost Lucrecia, you yelled and screamed that you would never want to bring this upon yourself again. Now what is this? You have gone soft over a woman. You've been setting yourself up for this for a long time.
He remained quiet listening to the thoughts duke it out in his head. It was amazing he suffered no side effects from them beside more confusion. Usually one idea came out superior over the other, but lately all he got was mass confusion.
Vincent had no idea what to do anymore. There was one place that would welcome him with opened arms and a loving heart. He was going to see the woman who first captured his heart.
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"Tifa, how are you doing? You seem to be doing much better."
"Thank you, Dr. Gavin, for everything. Between helping my friends, watching the twins, and taking care of me. I don't know what I would do without you and Mrs. Gavin," Tifa said most graciously.
He waved away the thank you. "It's my job. Now I've been talking to Zack and the wife, and we all feel you need a break to get away. When's the last time you left Nibelheim?"
She thought back. It had been a while. "I think before the twin's were born..."
"Dear, that is too long for someone as young as yourself. After saving the world from impending doom, I know all I would want is to rest and live a well deserved life to the fullest and not cater around to a misfortunate friend and her family..."
"But they are my family. After I lost my mother when I was young, and then my father to Sephiroth, I wondered if I would ever be part of a family again. When Aeris had the twins it was like my family was coming back to me in another shape... another form."
"Tifa?"
"I know I won't find my family truly, but I can still create one of my own. That is what I need."
He nodded his head understandingly. "Your progress is pleasantly surprising. Once you are fully recovered do you promise to give yourself a break? Why not take the twins and Zack to Coasta del Sol? He needs a break as well and it would be payment enough to see you two happy."
She smiled. A trip with the twins and Zack may not be so bad. The slight nagging feeling at the back of her mind tugged gently revealing a form stubbornly pushed to the deepest realms of her conscience. Vincent...
The pig-headedness snapped at the name. "Okay, Dr. Gavin. I promise. Once I'm well again I will go with Mark and Madison to the beach. If Zack would like he is more than welcome. You will take care of Aeris and Cloud won't you?"
"Of course," he said beaming happily.
"Then send the children in and I'll see what they think."
He departed after informing her that Cloud was stable and just slipping into a safety zone. Aeris was currently still in shock, and he hoped she would be better soon or else they would have to send her to where she could get more help. Probably the renovated Mideel where they found Cloud with Mako poisoning when the weapons initially appeared.
Tifa leaned back relaxing against the pillows filled with Chocobo feathers. Things definitely seemed to be looking up. Now if only one dark and strikingly handsome man would leave her mind. "Oh, Vincent..." she whispered a tear slipping down her cheek.
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Avoiding the bright sunlight, that had no true effect on him besides the fact that he just didn't like it, he watched the Gavin's house/clinic from his post. Again his mind bickered, this time whether or not he should go in and say good-bye before he left. His eyes were fixed on a window... her window. As he was about to step forward, a man entered the room. Dark hair that rivaled the dark beauty lying in bed. Quickly he stepped back amongst the shadows.
Light carefree innocent radiance flowed around them. Nothing seemed to be able to penetrate the aura. Not even a dark old heart.
"Good-bye, Tifa."
Don't forget me... he thought grievously to himself. But then maybe that would be for the best...
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Bob and Fred: *in unison* QUACK!
Diaz: Shush! I'm happy! I just finished a light work out, showered, and now want to type my little heart out okay?
Fred: *to Bob* Quac quack qua quac qu quack! ((Translation: Diaz lost it...))
Bob: Quack! ((Translation: Yup!))
Diaz: I did not! I am perfectly sane! Ask any of my friends... wait no... bad idea... can I go on with the fic already?
Bob: Quack... ((Translation: Well...))
Fred: Qua quack... ((Translation: Someone has to...))
Diaz: Hehe...
"Light sweet laughter answered his farewell as Zack smiled down on Tifa in the pure gentle radiance of young love.
Rejected, the beast of the dark headed through the night's streets back to the Mansion where he reigned supreme and wasn't rejected by the unforgiving."
That's from the last chapter... okay?
Disclaimer: Hmm... I still don't think anyone would sue if I didn't put this in... but oh well! I do NOT own FF! But I did finally get somewhere in my game so that's good right? And to the reader who made the comment about Vincent not being a vampire... well... I know he's not... but I have a thing for vampires... hehe...
Fred: Qua quack? ((Translation: The story?))
Diaz: Oh yea... here we go...
* * *
The Embrace of Dissolution
Chapter 6: Aftermath of Deception
* * *
"Morning, sleepy head..."
"No, Mommy, it's too early to get up right now... and I don't want to go to school..." Tifa mutters snuggling against the blankets.
A soft tug pulled the blankets away from her head causing her to yelp against the sudden brightness of the sunlight. Yes, it was morning all right.
A chuckle came from next to her. "So you're up now?"
"No..." she said dryly pulling the fuzzy white blanket back over her head.
"Oh... come on... don't you want breakfast? Mrs. Gavin made it specially for you."
"Hmm... only if you answer me one thing..." Tifa said slowly adjusting to the morning's light.
((Diaz: Hey there... I never ever write a whole chapter in one sitting it's just not possible for me... and I just got a job. Lots of fun... so I don't know how often I will be able to update this fic or any of my other ones so I'm sorry people! I'll do my best!))
"And what would that be, my lady?" he asked gallantly.
"Are you Aeris's boyfriend?"
His handsome face clouded over with discomfort.
"I'm sorry..."
He hushed her with a look. "Aeris and I were a couple once, but then like Cloud I went away and joined SOLDIER leaving a loved one behind. I promised to come back to her... that day at the cliff when I was dragging Cloud's unconscience at the cliff and Shinra attacked us. They thought I was dead and left us there. I guess Cloud regained conscience and went down to Midgar... we were right there. He probably thought I was dead, too. When I finally did come to I was in a pile of blood and my sword was gone. I headed into Midgar where the Gavins took me in. I was around when the whole Meteor threat was going on. The Gavins were so nice to me, and wanted to leave the city and insisted I go with them to a small town called Nibelheim. I remembered what had happened there before, but I wanted to give these people a sense of security and went with them. Ever since then I've been here. True, I have thought about Aeris, and knew she was in town. I saw her quite a few times, but all she knew me as was the SOLDIER. I knew we were never meant to be something more than that, so I hung back. I've been watching you as well Tifa..."
((STALKER!!!))
Instead of being frightened like any other normal person, Tifa wasn't. She had faced Sephiroth, faced the possible world's demise, tended to a friend/rival's needs and children, ran a bar, got back to her life, and faced death more than once. She was intrigued. "And what have you seen, Zack?"
"That you are an independent, hard working young woman who for the past three years has been doing nothing for herself but tend to a woman who is so lost in her own world of love to notice how you lost yours. You risked your life to be with a man who never looked twice at you until now. And what has he given you? True, Cloud is a good man, but he's lost. That direction can't just be from you. You've done so much and now you need to live your own life."
She nodded her head looking at him. "Hey, Zack?"
"Yea?"
"I think my breakfast is getting cold..."
He blushed. "I'm sorry... here." He set down the tray with her breakfast next to her bed, so she could eat.
Tifa sampled the meal and smiled. "This is great. Now back to what you were saying... I want to travel again, and this time I'll bring the twins with me."
He smiled. "If there is anything I can do for you just let me know."
"I will," she promised finishing her breakfast and handing back over the leftover tray.
"Dr. Gavin will be in shortly," he said all back to business.
"Thank you, Zack."
"You're welcome, Tifa."
* * *
Vincent leaned back in a thick musty chair. No light reached him in the dark basement of Shinra Mansion. He was left in peace to think about what was going on. Jealousy pricked the back of his mind. That guy... Zack... he was a threat. Someone that was standing in the way of his happiness. A threat that needed to be taken out as soon as possible.
What if she is happier with him?
Why would that be? She says she loves me.
That was before you betrayed her trust. That was harsh. What if she never believes in you again? It is likely, you know.
I know... and that's the last thing I want. I hope she gives me another chance.
Hope, Vincent? Where did that come from? After you lost Lucrecia, you yelled and screamed that you would never want to bring this upon yourself again. Now what is this? You have gone soft over a woman. You've been setting yourself up for this for a long time.
He remained quiet listening to the thoughts duke it out in his head. It was amazing he suffered no side effects from them beside more confusion. Usually one idea came out superior over the other, but lately all he got was mass confusion.
Vincent had no idea what to do anymore. There was one place that would welcome him with opened arms and a loving heart. He was going to see the woman who first captured his heart.
* * *
"Tifa, how are you doing? You seem to be doing much better."
"Thank you, Dr. Gavin, for everything. Between helping my friends, watching the twins, and taking care of me. I don't know what I would do without you and Mrs. Gavin," Tifa said most graciously.
He waved away the thank you. "It's my job. Now I've been talking to Zack and the wife, and we all feel you need a break to get away. When's the last time you left Nibelheim?"
She thought back. It had been a while. "I think before the twin's were born..."
"Dear, that is too long for someone as young as yourself. After saving the world from impending doom, I know all I would want is to rest and live a well deserved life to the fullest and not cater around to a misfortunate friend and her family..."
"But they are my family. After I lost my mother when I was young, and then my father to Sephiroth, I wondered if I would ever be part of a family again. When Aeris had the twins it was like my family was coming back to me in another shape... another form."
"Tifa?"
"I know I won't find my family truly, but I can still create one of my own. That is what I need."
He nodded his head understandingly. "Your progress is pleasantly surprising. Once you are fully recovered do you promise to give yourself a break? Why not take the twins and Zack to Coasta del Sol? He needs a break as well and it would be payment enough to see you two happy."
She smiled. A trip with the twins and Zack may not be so bad. The slight nagging feeling at the back of her mind tugged gently revealing a form stubbornly pushed to the deepest realms of her conscience. Vincent...
The pig-headedness snapped at the name. "Okay, Dr. Gavin. I promise. Once I'm well again I will go with Mark and Madison to the beach. If Zack would like he is more than welcome. You will take care of Aeris and Cloud won't you?"
"Of course," he said beaming happily.
"Then send the children in and I'll see what they think."
He departed after informing her that Cloud was stable and just slipping into a safety zone. Aeris was currently still in shock, and he hoped she would be better soon or else they would have to send her to where she could get more help. Probably the renovated Mideel where they found Cloud with Mako poisoning when the weapons initially appeared.
Tifa leaned back relaxing against the pillows filled with Chocobo feathers. Things definitely seemed to be looking up. Now if only one dark and strikingly handsome man would leave her mind. "Oh, Vincent..." she whispered a tear slipping down her cheek.
* * *
Avoiding the bright sunlight, that had no true effect on him besides the fact that he just didn't like it, he watched the Gavin's house/clinic from his post. Again his mind bickered, this time whether or not he should go in and say good-bye before he left. His eyes were fixed on a window... her window. As he was about to step forward, a man entered the room. Dark hair that rivaled the dark beauty lying in bed. Quickly he stepped back amongst the shadows.
Light carefree innocent radiance flowed around them. Nothing seemed to be able to penetrate the aura. Not even a dark old heart.
"Good-bye, Tifa."
Don't forget me... he thought grievously to himself. But then maybe that would be for the best...
* * *