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Candy Wrapper	By : KSipesh Category: Final Fantasy VII > Het - Male/Female Views: 1100 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 10

Feeling everyone�s eyes upon me in those moments was miserable. I wasn�t able to hide my anguish over Vincent�s death and I broke down completely. "He�he knew�he knew all along�" I sobbed.

Cid took a step toward me and put his hand upon my shoulder. "Tiff, if he went down fighting�well fuck, you know that�s how he would�ve wanted it."

If that was supposed to comfort me in some way, well, it didn�t work. I remember looking up into the pilot�s blue eyes, seeing regret there. "Cid�"

In a rare instance, Cid pushed his machismo aside and embraced me right there in front of everyone else. His hold was strong. "It�s all right."

Cloud had tried to come up to me as well, but Cid had reached over and pushed him back. "I�m takin� care of her right now, Spike."

I cried against the pilot for a while, until we heard something outside of the ship. It was the sound of scraping metal and the ship shifted. I looked up at Cid and saw the worry on his face. "We all need to get on the bridge now and hold on. She�s gonna fall."

We did as ordered, clamoring through the ship. Once on the bridge, everyone looked around for something to hold on to or brace against, but few of us had a chance to get any sort of hold before there was another screech of sheering steel. The ship fell loose, doing a nosedive into the depths of the crater.

I was thrown back against the ship�s helm. My eyes fixed on the darkness we were plunging into. I wondered how long we were going to fall, but that train of thought was lost as I noticed a bright light beginning far below us. It was becoming brighter and I realized that it was Holy, finally rushing forth from the pit beneath us.

The wave of energy hit the ship and our descent instantly halted, and we found ourselves being thrown upward as the ship was blown from the crater. Alarms went off all over the bridge and Cid was doing his best to get to the controls under the situation as we were pushed higher and higher into the atmosphere.

I had been knocked to the side of the bridge by the time the ship reached the apex of its ascent, and the sickening feeling of falling once more hit me as we crested the tide of energy and began to plummet.

Cid was tossed away from the helm where he�d been holding on and back into a console. "Shit!"

I was holding onto a section of pipe that ran along the wall, knowing that if I let go, I�d be tossed around like a rag doll. There was already blood running down the left side of my face from the impact I�d suffered when I�d been hurled to my present position and my head was throbbing from the undoubtedly serious laceration I�d sustained.

Cid was literally crawling up toward the helm. His goal was clearly the red handle there, marked �EMERGENCY�. I prayed under my breath that he�d make it for everyone else�s sake. As for me, I guess I really didn�t care if I lived or died. I figured that the latter was probably most likely, anyway.

I could see the stress and strain upon Cid�s face as he managed those last few inches. He gripped the handle and pulled it for all he was worth. The ship continued to fall for a few more seconds, and then we were all tossed around once more as it began to accelerate upward. Apparently, whatever Cid had done was working and we were no longer falling to our deaths.

Cid managed to get up and to the helm, leveling out the ship�s flight. That done, the rest of us were able to get our bearings and to our feet.

I went forward and leaned on the railing before the window, staring out at the view. We�d been thrown far enough that we could see Midgar out before us in the night. Meteor was still above it, ripping the upper plate of the city apart. Holy had done something, and was surrounding the city, seeming to contain the damage but not stopping Meteor�s descent. This was not exactly the result we were hoping for.

Barrett and the others began to talk, but as I stared out at the impending disaster of the city before us, I couldn�t hear them. I thought about Vincent. I had lost my reason for fighting-- I�d lost my future. As much as I didn�t want the Planet to be destroyed, I didn�t care about living. Watching Midgar being torn to shreds gave me a visual of what it felt like in my heart. There had been a vague hope in me that Vincent had survived his fall somewhere within the crater, but even if that had been the case, surely the eruption of Holy had killed him. His body would have been tossed out with the same violence as the ship, and he wouldn�t have had the protection of the metal hull around him. With Vincent had gone my hope.

As I continued to look out, I noticed something in the distance. There was a green energy coming from the north. It snaked its way across the landscape, its multiple tendrils weaving between one another as it came forth. "What�s that?"

Barrett came to my side. "Yeah, what the hell is that?"

"Lifestream," Cloud said quietly, coming to my right.

We all watched in silence as the Lifestream began to swirl around Midgar, joining with Holy. Combined, they had the power to do what needed to be done. Meteor was slowly enveloped by a white light. After a few minutes, there was a flash so bright that we all had to turn away.

When the light began to fade, I turned back, seeing something amazing.

Meteor was gone.

The Lifestream was retreating back from where it had come, and Holy dissipated. There was a red glow left in the sky from all of the energy that had been released. Debris from the damage that Meteor had done was still falling, but part of Midgar had survived. The plate had been stripped bare, and a few sections had fallen, but most of the slums beneath had remained intact.

"Thank you, Aeris," Cloud whispered to himself, turning from the scene.

I looked over at him, seeing the tears that marked his cheeks. "Cloud?"

He glanced over at me. "Yeah?"

Pushing my own misery to the side, I asked, "Are you all right?"

Cloud dropped his gaze away for a moment and shrugged. "Maybe someday I will be. You?"

I closed my eyes and hung my head. "Maybe someday."

I felt him come over and put his arms around me. He kissed my cheek. "I�m really sorry, Tifa."

I didn�t say anything, and I had run out of tears. My body was being enveloped by a strange chilled feeling. It felt like my blood had been replaced by ice and I found it hard to breathe. I was slipping into some form of shock over losing the love of my life.

I stepped back from Cloud after a few moments. "I�m going up on deck for a while. I�d�like some time alone."

He nodded at me knowingly. "Okay."

Once more, I felt the eyes of the others upon me as I slogged off. I made my way up to the deck. Cid had brought the ship to a halt and we were now hovering over the plains south of Midgar.

I went to the spot where I�d come to expect Vincent to be. I knew it was foolish, but as I looked over there as I emerged onto the deck, I was actually disappointed that he wasn�t there. Somehow, I guess I�d hoped that he would have made it back to this spot to stand waiting as though nothing had happened.

But he wasn�t there. I was alone.

I leaned over the railing and looked down at the night scenery below. The cool evening breeze that was blowing came up to meet me, and I took a deep breath. I closed my eyes, and spoke into the nothingness. "I�m sorry, Vincent. We saved the Planet, though�and you said that the greater good was what it was all about, right? I�m not as strong as you�I can�t just stuff my feelings. Fuck the Planet. All I wanted was�you."

I remembered the candy bar that I�d put into my back pocket before the fight and reached for it, finding that somehow it hadn�t fallen out. I pulled it forth and stared at it as it rested in my hands. It had been crushed during the events that had unfolded, and I could tell by the softness of it that it had melted. It was ruined.

I felt another tear run from my eye and I shook my head. "Who cares�the world is just a big mess, anyway."

I tossed the ruined candy out into the void.

A hand darted out from my right and snagged my discarded treat out of the air before it had gotten very far. "Let�s not make it a bigger one."

I looked at that arm suspended there before me, not daring to follow it up. My candy bar was hanging there, dangling between a few gold talons. I was in too much shock to move. "Oh God�"

Vincent pulled his arm back in and stepped closer to me, pressing against my back. He whispered into my ear. "Tifa, it�s all right."

I closed my eyes, just reveling in the sensation of him against me. Part of me feared that I was imagining things. There was no way he could be here. "Vincent?"

"Yes?" he replied, his hot breath playing against the back of my neck.

I turned around and he stepped back from me. I examined him, my disbelief slowly fading away. Somehow, he�d managed to get his clothes, or at least most of them. His cloak was resting low upon his shoulders, terribly torn and waving in the breeze behind him weakly. His shirt hadn�t survived, but his pants and boots were on, if not a little worse for wear. Vincent�s hair fell loose as there was nothing holding it back. There was dried blood upon his body, but his injuries, for the most part, had already healed thanks to the exceptional abilities that his inner demon imbued him with.

His left hand raised up and he held my candy bar back out to me. "Are you going to eat this?"

I smiled and gave one quiet laugh before throwing myself into his arms and meeting his lips with mine. I kissed him for all I was worth, bringing my hands up to frame his face and run through his hair.

Vincent�s mouth left mine and he let his lips and tongue go down to my neck as he liked to do. It sent shivers through me, but through my relief and passion, I asked, "Vincent, how did you make it?"

He growled and then replied, his mouth grazing against my neck as he spoke. "Chaos lost control of my body after Sephiroth threw me across the crater. I hit a ledge far below where you were, and for a time I couldn�t move. Eventually, however, I was able to get the strength to begin climbing. I managed to get up to where we had been, but you were gone. I dressed as best I was able. I saw the ship hanging there, figuring that everyone else had gotten into it. I managed to climb on just before it broke loose and began to fall. How I managed to hang on through what happened afterward, I don�t know and eventually, I lost consciousness. I awoke a moment ago when I heard your voice. I was lying over there, between the ventilation ductwork."

How he�d pulled that off amazed me. "Oh Vincent�I thought you had died!"

"Honestly," he straightened up and looked down into my eyes, "I believe I was supposed to. However, I was fighting for the future�the one you invited me to be a part of. I couldn�t let you down."

"Vincent�" I offered him a smile. He hadn�t survived for himself-- he�d done it for me. Despite all of his previous doubt, he had truly come to believe that I was serious about my feelings for him. "I love you."

"And I you, hence why I�m here." Vincent let the melted candy bar drop from his hand and to the deck.

I turned in his embrace and looked out at the night. He kept his arms around me again and kissed the back of my neck. I closed my eyes and melted back against him, as his hands ran over my body. His left hand came close to my face and the overpowering scent of chocolate hit me. I opened my eyes and grabbed his hand. The talon that graced his index finger had apparently pierced the wrapper of the candy he�d been holding, and now it was covered in some of the chocolate.

Carefully, I brought that talon up to my mouth and with Vincent watching over my shoulder with baited breath, I let my tongue begin to clean the chocolate from him.

Vincent gasped as I dared to do this, and his right hand snaked around my waist, holding me to him closer. "Careful, Tifa�don�t get cut�"

Being well aware of how sharp the claw was that lingered close to my lips, I made sure to move with caution. I had no intention of hurting myself. With the last of the chocolate removed from his finger, I let go of his hand and rested my head back against his shoulder. "That didn�t weird you out, did it?"

I heard that slight laugh of his. "I wouldn�t say that it �weirded� me out."

I felt Vincent press his lower body against my backside, clueing me in on exactly what it had done to him. Being made aware of his arousal made me smile.

"Tifa?" Vincent continued to keep the friction between us and he began to kiss the back and side of my neck once more.

"Yes?"

He put his mouth beside my ear and whispered, "Did you lock the door when you came up?"

My smile widened. Since I had come up here with the intent of being alone, I had done just that. "Yes."

Vincent purred, seemingly pleased with this information. "Good."

As he pushed into my back harder, I found it necessary to brace myself by grabbing hold of the deck railing. Since I was facing away from Vincent, there was little I could do to him for the time being, but he seemed contented the way we were. His hands ran over the front of my body, still shy in their approach.

Eventually, his hands sank to my hips and once more he whispered against my ear. "Tifa�can I?"

I figured I knew what he was after and I quietly answered, "Yes."

Once more, Vincent gave a growl of approval. His hands grasped the lower edge of my skirt and he slowly pulled it up until it was gathered up at my hips. I then felt my underwear pulled down just a small amount. I leaned forward a little further, keeping my grip on the railing before me.

It wasn�t long before I felt two of Vincent�s fingers delve within me. I groaned softly at this contact and tilted my hips back more, giving him better access. "Vincent�"

I felt the heat and weight of his left hand upon my shoulder. "Yeah?"

The fact that we were outside was making me�anxious about the situation. "Just start�"

His right hand slipped from within me and I heard him rustling around as he got ready. Once Vincent had exposed himself, he gently entered me, his hands landing beside mine upon the railing.

I gasped as he moved slowly behind me. In this position, there was a new place deep within me that he was able to reach. The sensation from this was intense and unlike anything I�d felt before. I pushed back against him, loving the way it felt.

I felt his mouth upon the back of my neck again, but instead of just kissing and teasing me with his tongue like he�d been doing, he started to gently nip at the union of my shoulder and neck, causing a tingle to run across my skin. Everything he did was what I needed, when I needed it. I cried out his name into the night as his motions brought me over the edge.

"Tifa�" he managed out between his quiet groans. He was still carefully working at me, not willing so it seemed, to give in yet. "Can�I ask you something?"

I let my head fall back, closing my eyes. "Anything."

He hesitated for a moment, thrusting slowly a few times. "Tifa�if we were fighting for our future�and we won�would you be willing to let our futures be just one�permanently?"

I wasn�t entirely sure, thanks to the way he tended to say things in unusual ways, but I thought I knew what he�d just asked. I opened my eyes and turned a little so I could look at him. Through the lust that filled his expression, I could see some small measure of trepidation in his eyes. He was wanting an answer.

"Vincent, what are you asking?"

He stopped moving behind me and looked a little disappointed that I hadn�t just answered his question. "If you would consider�" He was unable to get the question out in a blunt manner, but I now knew exactly what he was after.

I locked into his gaze. "Vincent, if you want me to marry you, I will."

One of his eyebrows cocked upward, a look of disbelief overtaking his face. For the moment, he seemed to forget the fact that our bodies were still joined. "Honestly?"

"Vincent, I wouldn�t lie to you. I would love for our futures to be�just one." I picked up my right hand from the railing and covered his right that rested there with it.

Reassured and looking happy, an expression that I�d only seen upon him a few times, he closed his eyes and started moving again, with renewed urgency. I turned to face forward again, quickly feeling his resumed love bites upon my neck.

Within a few more minutes, he gave his last forceful thrusts, a cry coming from him as he climaxed. He brought his hands up from the railing and put them around my waist.

I stood up straight, letting my head rest back against his shoulder. "Vincent, I love you."

"I love you, Tifa." He held me for a long while before stepping back and getting his pants back in order. That done, he gave me a faint smile. "Perhaps we should go within and let the others know that I survived."

I nodded and gave him a grin in return. "Yeah, I think they�ll be glad to know you�re alive."

He scoffed quietly at that notion. "I�m compelled to believe that they might be disappointed."

I stepped up to him and took his hand. "Actually, Vincent, when they realized that you hadn�t made it back to the airship, everyone was silent and Cid and Cloud�well, they cared. They honestly did."

There was a hint of doubt in his air, but he wasn�t in the mood to argue. "Then let�s go."

I led him down to the bridge. When we arrived, everyone turned to see us. A collective gasp passed through the group when they saw Vincent there, very much alive.

Cid came over first. "Where the fuck did you come from?"

Without his cloak buckled, Vincent�s smirk wasn�t hidden in the least. "Originally, Wutai."

The pilot crossed his arms over his chest. "I�m gonna pretend that you didn�t just try to make a joke."

Vincent thought better of attempting any more humor with the man in front of him and gave him the truth. "I managed to jump onto the ship and I held on for dear life."

"Shit man, you scared the hell out of Tifa. She thought you were dead." Cid took a step forward.

Vincent backed up a small amount, uncomfortable with Cid getting too close to him. "Frightening her is my greatest regret about the situation."

Cid shook his head and then took another step toward Vincent, putting his arms around the other man before he had a chance to retreat again. He clapped Vincent firmly upon the back during the brief embrace. "I�m glad you made it, Sunshine."

Vincent offered a momentary smile as Cid stepped back from him. "Thank you, Cid."

Cloud made his way over as well. "Vincent�you�re okay?"

"I seem to be."

Cloud glanced at me and flashed me a weak smile. "That�s good."

Vincent put his arm around my shoulders right there in front of everyone, openly displaying our status as a couple. I was shocked by this, but incredibly happy. I placed an arm around his waist in return.

No one dared to make one negative comment about this after seeing how distraught I had been before when I�d thought Vincent dead. They all finally understood that I loved him and by the way he was now touching me before them, they could see that he loved me in return.

Our future had begun.

The End
A/N-- Well, that�s that. I�m going to go ahead and do a rewrite of this from Vincent�s POV just for fun. I�ll probably start it in a day or two. As for a title, I�m debating what it will be, but I�m thinking it will be called It�s Just Trash. If you like my writing, I�ve got some novel length Vincent/Tifa fics on Fanfiction.net, under KSipesh. I have original stuff on fictionpress.com�but yeah. Anyway, I do thank you for reading.
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