Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ A Hearts Second Chance ❯ Chapter 22 ( Chapter 22 )
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Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 06.13.2012 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 212 | Status: Work In Progress
Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 06.13.2012 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 212 | Status: Work In Progress
Sephiroth kept his eyes squeezed shut waiting but the bullet never came, opening he eyes he looked up to see Lilly standing in front of him, arms outstretched to block the shot. There was a hazy glow pulsating around her body, twisting and turning as if it was trying to form a shape. Cloud gasped when a woman’s from stepped away from Lilly as Lilly’s head sagged against her chest.
“Vincent.” The ghostly woman’s voice came from Lilly’s mouth.
“Lu….Lucrecia.” Vincent stuttered in shock. Lowering his arm, Vincent allowed his gun to sag in his hand.
“Yes, Vincent.” Lucrecia said. Vincent closed his eyes from the gentle sound he had thought he would never hear again in his life. He had known Lilly could speak with his lost love, but deep down he had thought it was unreal. Now she was here smiling at him as she always did when they had been together.
Her voice took on a more determined tone as she said, “Vincent, I can not allow you to take Sephiroth’s life.”
Vincent’s eyes snapped open, “He has been infected,” He said in alarm. With everything Lucrecia had shown Lilly she should know what would happen if Sephiroth were allowed to live. Tightening his hand on the grip of his gun, he watched Lucrecia give him a withering look.
“That is true, but he has Cloud to keep his mind stable,” she said tilting her head to the side. Reaching out to place her transparent hand over his chest, as her eyes softened, “Just as you have something that helps keep Chaos stable within you.”
Vincent reached up to place his hand over the spot where her ghostly hand laid.
“As long as Cloud is in Sephiroth’s life Jenova will never gain control over his mind,” she said placing her other ghostly hand against Vincent’s cheek. “I know I have not earned your trust with all I have done to you, but please trust me now.”
Vincent nodded, not able to speak. In this one moment, he wished he could feel her warm hand against his face again. He had never blamed her for the things she had done to him; in fact, he had always needed to protect her. She smiled again at him, and then whispered, “Please help Lilly watch over Cloud and our son.”
Vincent felt his heart lurch as he heard both Sephiroth and Cloud gasp from the declaration. Son?
Lucrecia turned to Sephiroth as she began to disappear, “I am very proud of you my son.”
“Wait,” both Sephiroth and Vincent said at once, but she just smiled looking down at Cloud.
“I leave him in your hands. Take good care of him.” She said, her eyes turning sad.
Sephiroth had so many questions for the woman who had claimed to be his mother, but nothing would come out. All he could do was stare at the woman as she faded away, leaving no evidence of her existence behind.
A quiet sigh came from Lilly as her body began to crumple, unable to hold her unconscious weight. Sephiroth watched as Vincent jumped forward, wrapping his arms around Lilly before she could connect with the floor. Dropping to his knee, Vincent’s red eyes raised to meet his own cyan eyes with a multitude of emotions swirling in their depths. One thing was completely clear; Vincent did not know that he had fathered the man sitting on the floor before him.
Vincent opened his mouth, clearly intending to say something, but Lilly’s soft moan stopped him. Looking down, Vincent watched her eyes slowly open and settle on his face.
Lilly had been floating in the depths of darkness when she felt a mental shove pushing her towards consciousness. Opening her hazy eyes, she met turbulent red ones. “Vincent,” she whispered, feeling almost euphoric laying there in his warm embrace. Her eyes began to drift closed when she remembered where she was, eyes snapping open, she began to struggle in Vincent’s arms.
Releasing her, Vincent backed away as she stumbled to her feet looking around the room. She spotted Hojo in the corner in pieces, not sure what to think about the doctors demise, she looked over to the table where there was a pile of cloths and her swords. She still felt a little light headed from the exposure to the Mako, but she refused to let it show. Walking over to the exam table on the other side of the room she picked up some warmer cloths then turned and threw a set to Cloud, which Sephiroth caught.
Pulling on a pair of pants and a shirt Lilly looked over at the three men, “Are you going to just sit there staring or are we going to get the fuck out of here?” She barked, strapping her swords to her back. She knew something big had happened and the men were still suffering under the shock, but they could not stay here.
Vincent was the first to move, taking up a position by the door, while Sephiroth helped Cloud put on the clothing. “You will need to carry him, I doubt Cloud has the strength to stand.” Vincent said from the doorway.
At Cloud’s irritated snort, Lilly turned watching Cloud struggle to keep his eyes open. It was Lilly’s turn to snort when Cloud gasped is surprise as Sephiroth lifted him bridal style. Lilly walked over to Sephiroth and lifted his long sword from the floor as Vincent signaled them to exit the room. Vincent took point, trying to direct them from the building without running into very many guards. They could not afford to run into anyone with two of them weakened and Sephiroth unable to fight while he carried Cloud.
Once outside they commandeered a helicopter, Vincent taking the controls to fly them to a safe place.
Arriving at Mrs. Strife’s hideout hours later, Vincent landed the helicopter in the clearing near the front of the home. Mrs. Strife and the boys came out of the home, when she saw Vincent climb out of the helicopter carrying Lilly she gasped, “What happened?”
Then she stopped her approach when she saw Sephiroth step out of the Helicopter holding Cloud, her hand fisted above her heart, “Oh no.”
“They are just unconscious.” Vincent said as he approached the older woman.
“We need a place to lay them down to rest.” Sephiroth added.
“Yes.” Mrs. Strife jumped into action ordering her boys into the house to prepare the extra pallets. Leading the way she pointed Vincent to her room and asked Sephiroth to follow her. Once in the boy’s room she informed Kadaj and Yazoo that they would share a bed, and then told Loz he would be sleeping on the floor to make room for Cloud and Sephiroth to have a place to sleep.
Leaving the room, she returned to her bedroom, walked past a confused Vincent, pulled the covers back and patted the mattress. Vincent raised his eyebrow in question. She sighed, “Lilly can not sleep on the floor.” Stepping back she pointed at the bed, “Now put her down.”
Reluctantly, Vincent did as he was told. Mrs. Strife smiled kindly at the gentle way he place Lilly on the bed, “Do not worry about me, this bed is plenty big enough for me to sleep by her side. Now get out while I get these nasty cloths off her.”
Vincent watched as Mrs. Strife made shooing motions with her hands. When he did not immediately move she grabbed his shoulder and shoved him from the room, shutting the door on his back. The corner of his mouth twitched from his suppressed smile, Mrs. Strife seemed to enjoy mothering everyone who needed her help.
Turning he walked to the room shared by the boys, looking around he sighed. The room was way too small for three men and three teenagers. Sephiroth sat in a chair beside the bed he had laid Cloud on, while Loz pulled the pallets from the closet. For a moment, Vincent felt a little surprised at the resemblance between the boys and the man holding vigilance over Cloud. Were they somehow related? Maybe Lucrecia was wrong about Sephiroth being his son, after all, if the boys and Sephiroth were related it would be impossible he could be their father as well.
“There will be no need to get one of those out for me. I will not be sleeping much this night.” Sephiroth said to the young man while he watched Cloud breathing.
Loz looked hopeful but turned his suspicious eyes on Vincent. “Nor will I,” nodding to Sephiroth “I will be outside keeping watch.”
Sephiroth nodded. They knew they had not been followed, not after the destruction they had left, nor from the flight into the mountains. However, one never took anything for granted, if you did, death became a higher possibility. Leaving the house, Vincent walked up to the helicopter. He would need to hide this soon; there may be a tracking device aboard. Turning back to the house, he looked up at the window to the room where Lilly lay sleeping. When Lucrecia had stepped from Lilly’s body, he had felt the long forgotten emotions he had buried deep within. Now it was like a broken dam, the love he had felt for Lucrecia, the pain from knowing she did not love him in return, and finally the pain of knowing she was no longer in this world. Closing his eyes, Vincent tried desperately to shove the emotions back into the deepest, darkest crevices of his heart.
“Vincent.” The ghostly woman’s voice came from Lilly’s mouth.
“Lu….Lucrecia.” Vincent stuttered in shock. Lowering his arm, Vincent allowed his gun to sag in his hand.
“Yes, Vincent.” Lucrecia said. Vincent closed his eyes from the gentle sound he had thought he would never hear again in his life. He had known Lilly could speak with his lost love, but deep down he had thought it was unreal. Now she was here smiling at him as she always did when they had been together.
Her voice took on a more determined tone as she said, “Vincent, I can not allow you to take Sephiroth’s life.”
Vincent’s eyes snapped open, “He has been infected,” He said in alarm. With everything Lucrecia had shown Lilly she should know what would happen if Sephiroth were allowed to live. Tightening his hand on the grip of his gun, he watched Lucrecia give him a withering look.
“That is true, but he has Cloud to keep his mind stable,” she said tilting her head to the side. Reaching out to place her transparent hand over his chest, as her eyes softened, “Just as you have something that helps keep Chaos stable within you.”
Vincent reached up to place his hand over the spot where her ghostly hand laid.
“As long as Cloud is in Sephiroth’s life Jenova will never gain control over his mind,” she said placing her other ghostly hand against Vincent’s cheek. “I know I have not earned your trust with all I have done to you, but please trust me now.”
Vincent nodded, not able to speak. In this one moment, he wished he could feel her warm hand against his face again. He had never blamed her for the things she had done to him; in fact, he had always needed to protect her. She smiled again at him, and then whispered, “Please help Lilly watch over Cloud and our son.”
Vincent felt his heart lurch as he heard both Sephiroth and Cloud gasp from the declaration. Son?
Lucrecia turned to Sephiroth as she began to disappear, “I am very proud of you my son.”
“Wait,” both Sephiroth and Vincent said at once, but she just smiled looking down at Cloud.
“I leave him in your hands. Take good care of him.” She said, her eyes turning sad.
Sephiroth had so many questions for the woman who had claimed to be his mother, but nothing would come out. All he could do was stare at the woman as she faded away, leaving no evidence of her existence behind.
A quiet sigh came from Lilly as her body began to crumple, unable to hold her unconscious weight. Sephiroth watched as Vincent jumped forward, wrapping his arms around Lilly before she could connect with the floor. Dropping to his knee, Vincent’s red eyes raised to meet his own cyan eyes with a multitude of emotions swirling in their depths. One thing was completely clear; Vincent did not know that he had fathered the man sitting on the floor before him.
Vincent opened his mouth, clearly intending to say something, but Lilly’s soft moan stopped him. Looking down, Vincent watched her eyes slowly open and settle on his face.
Lilly had been floating in the depths of darkness when she felt a mental shove pushing her towards consciousness. Opening her hazy eyes, she met turbulent red ones. “Vincent,” she whispered, feeling almost euphoric laying there in his warm embrace. Her eyes began to drift closed when she remembered where she was, eyes snapping open, she began to struggle in Vincent’s arms.
Releasing her, Vincent backed away as she stumbled to her feet looking around the room. She spotted Hojo in the corner in pieces, not sure what to think about the doctors demise, she looked over to the table where there was a pile of cloths and her swords. She still felt a little light headed from the exposure to the Mako, but she refused to let it show. Walking over to the exam table on the other side of the room she picked up some warmer cloths then turned and threw a set to Cloud, which Sephiroth caught.
Pulling on a pair of pants and a shirt Lilly looked over at the three men, “Are you going to just sit there staring or are we going to get the fuck out of here?” She barked, strapping her swords to her back. She knew something big had happened and the men were still suffering under the shock, but they could not stay here.
Vincent was the first to move, taking up a position by the door, while Sephiroth helped Cloud put on the clothing. “You will need to carry him, I doubt Cloud has the strength to stand.” Vincent said from the doorway.
At Cloud’s irritated snort, Lilly turned watching Cloud struggle to keep his eyes open. It was Lilly’s turn to snort when Cloud gasped is surprise as Sephiroth lifted him bridal style. Lilly walked over to Sephiroth and lifted his long sword from the floor as Vincent signaled them to exit the room. Vincent took point, trying to direct them from the building without running into very many guards. They could not afford to run into anyone with two of them weakened and Sephiroth unable to fight while he carried Cloud.
Once outside they commandeered a helicopter, Vincent taking the controls to fly them to a safe place.
Arriving at Mrs. Strife’s hideout hours later, Vincent landed the helicopter in the clearing near the front of the home. Mrs. Strife and the boys came out of the home, when she saw Vincent climb out of the helicopter carrying Lilly she gasped, “What happened?”
Then she stopped her approach when she saw Sephiroth step out of the Helicopter holding Cloud, her hand fisted above her heart, “Oh no.”
“They are just unconscious.” Vincent said as he approached the older woman.
“We need a place to lay them down to rest.” Sephiroth added.
“Yes.” Mrs. Strife jumped into action ordering her boys into the house to prepare the extra pallets. Leading the way she pointed Vincent to her room and asked Sephiroth to follow her. Once in the boy’s room she informed Kadaj and Yazoo that they would share a bed, and then told Loz he would be sleeping on the floor to make room for Cloud and Sephiroth to have a place to sleep.
Leaving the room, she returned to her bedroom, walked past a confused Vincent, pulled the covers back and patted the mattress. Vincent raised his eyebrow in question. She sighed, “Lilly can not sleep on the floor.” Stepping back she pointed at the bed, “Now put her down.”
Reluctantly, Vincent did as he was told. Mrs. Strife smiled kindly at the gentle way he place Lilly on the bed, “Do not worry about me, this bed is plenty big enough for me to sleep by her side. Now get out while I get these nasty cloths off her.”
Vincent watched as Mrs. Strife made shooing motions with her hands. When he did not immediately move she grabbed his shoulder and shoved him from the room, shutting the door on his back. The corner of his mouth twitched from his suppressed smile, Mrs. Strife seemed to enjoy mothering everyone who needed her help.
Turning he walked to the room shared by the boys, looking around he sighed. The room was way too small for three men and three teenagers. Sephiroth sat in a chair beside the bed he had laid Cloud on, while Loz pulled the pallets from the closet. For a moment, Vincent felt a little surprised at the resemblance between the boys and the man holding vigilance over Cloud. Were they somehow related? Maybe Lucrecia was wrong about Sephiroth being his son, after all, if the boys and Sephiroth were related it would be impossible he could be their father as well.
“There will be no need to get one of those out for me. I will not be sleeping much this night.” Sephiroth said to the young man while he watched Cloud breathing.
Loz looked hopeful but turned his suspicious eyes on Vincent. “Nor will I,” nodding to Sephiroth “I will be outside keeping watch.”
Sephiroth nodded. They knew they had not been followed, not after the destruction they had left, nor from the flight into the mountains. However, one never took anything for granted, if you did, death became a higher possibility. Leaving the house, Vincent walked up to the helicopter. He would need to hide this soon; there may be a tracking device aboard. Turning back to the house, he looked up at the window to the room where Lilly lay sleeping. When Lucrecia had stepped from Lilly’s body, he had felt the long forgotten emotions he had buried deep within. Now it was like a broken dam, the love he had felt for Lucrecia, the pain from knowing she did not love him in return, and finally the pain of knowing she was no longer in this world. Closing his eyes, Vincent tried desperately to shove the emotions back into the deepest, darkest crevices of his heart.