Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy…I never will, either.
Note: This is either going to be Yuffentine or VincentxTifa, I haven't figured it out yet, but tell me what you think! For now I think I'll make it TifaxVincentxYuffie. Most chapters will be in Vincent's POV. But of course I'll tell you who's POV it'll be in )
Chapter 1: Rainy Nights (in Vincent's POV)
Crimson eyes set in a pale face with longish ebon hair stare back at me as I look into the mirror. I was checking for changes on myself; but no changes were there. I felt the same, I looked the same, and frankly, I acted the same. That was the way I wanted to be, as well--the same. Change was for people who lived among other people—but solitude is my way. I don't care much for other people.
Sure, Cloud and the others caught my interest. I never thought that someone like Strife would be able to defeat the great Sephiroth.
I never thought anyone would be able to defeat my son…
But Sephiroth was dead, and he never knew that I was his father. He thought Hojo was. He thought Jenova was his mother. But no, I am his father and Lucrecia was his mother.
I'd never admit my affairs with that traitorous woman…
I tried to stop her from giving herself to Hojo. But she was so wrapped up in science, in her work, that she didn't listen to me. And how did that bastard Hojo thank her? He killed her. He killed the only person I ever knew how to love.
But then, did I really love Lucrecia?
It was a bit of an accident that she became pregnant—in fact, I still am not sure that I am the biological father. That woman insisted I was, though…but now, she's dead. And I hate to admit it, but I don't care that she's dead.
She didn't really love me, anyway.
I sighed again, and rechecked my reflection in the mirror. Even after thirty years, I still looked like I was 27. I am supposed to look 58, since that is my true age. But, Hojo forced cruel experiments on me, and I'm cursed with this immortality.
Unless, of course, you kill me.
I did not, do not, and will not fear death. It is my fate, everyone's fate, after all. In fact, I'm convinced that there is no true point to our existence. The Planet probably hates human beings, after we overpopulated it, polluted it, and ruined almost every aspect of it. The sad thing is, most of us do not regret it.
I don't. The Planet will eventually find away to take life away from me.
Done with my train of thoughts for now, I took my line of vision away from the mirror. I wasn't gazing at it—I don't gaze at myself. I don't gaze at failures. I don't gaze at what is worthless.
I gaze at nothing.
The hallway echoes hauntingly with my footsteps as I walk through the halls of the Nibelheim mansion, my abandoned home. It was dusty, dark, and lonely—the way I wanted it to be. Solitude, isolation, loneliness—call it what you will, but I call it paradise.
It must have been at least a year since Sephiroth was defeated. I haven't kept in touch with any of the others very much. They call me sometimes, but I never call them. The person I see most frequently is Cloud, since he moved back to Nibelheim, but he never enters my mansion and I never enter his home. That's the way I want it to be. I'm afraid, I must admit, as well. If I let someone inside, then there would be no room for my demons, and they will be released.
And…there's one person I don't want to see get hurt…
Cloud can take care of himself and, though this may seem cruel, I don't really care if my demons hurt him. He'll live.
There's something about Tifa that makes me believe that she'd be able to fend off the demons. But, though I hate to admit it, I don't particularly want my demons to injure her. She doesn't need their darkness; she needs to keep her sweet embrace on the light.
Aeris is…dead. My demons are not going to get her in the Lifestream. I can't say I miss her but I can't say I'm glad she's dead. She was certainly a cheerful one, which was a nice change from the angsty mood of most of the others. She was pure. But Sephiroth can demolish purity like a wrecking ball can demolish an already dilapidated building…which he did.
Yuffie can take care of herself…she has enough stolen Materia to fend for herself. Again, I don't quite want her to get hurt. But I doubt my demons will go after her, anyway. She's not evil, but she isn't pure enough to attract or repel darkness.
Cait Sith isn't my friend. I don't care about him, since he is with the Shinra. If my demons found him, he would just run away like the coward I know he is…
Barret can definitely fend for himself.
RedXIII, or Nanaki as some call him, is a very intelligent…whatever species he is. He can outsmart my demons, perhaps. But my demons don't go after non-humans so he is safe anyway. That's good. He was one of the few people I formed an even slight friendship with.
Cid isn't anywhere near pure enough for my demons to want to find him. Even if they did, he'd be able to fend for himself, most likely.
…I hope the Shinra people rot in hell. I don't care if it's my demons that get them, but I don't want them to live.
And then, there's me. I was too weak to defend myself from the demons, and now they reside deep inside my soul. I can always feel them there, burning, making me think and desire things I would not ordinarily think or desire. That is part of the reason I purposely isolate myself from others. I don't want to destroy lives. I know how much it hurts.
But now that I thought about the others, I couldn't help but think about them more. Where were they? Should I go drop by and see how they're doing? They wouldn't expect it, though, and they might expect me to be more social more often.
But if one of them called me, asking if I would like to visit, then I might accept the offer.
As if my PHS read my mind, it rang then, breaking my concentration, causing my current thoughts to evaporate like water in the hottest desert. The echo rang in the dusty basement hall louder than my footsteps had, startling a few mice that were scampering along the floor.
I pulled the PHS out of the pocket of my black pants and reluctantly answered it. "Hello?"
Yumesuta: Well, that's the first chapter! I promise that it'll get more exciting. Please review!