Taming the Fates Amidst Chaos
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Chapter 39
'Internal thought'
'CHAOS SPEAKING'
~ (Time and/or story focus shift)
Chapter 39
Yazoo began to shift uneasily under the weight of that silent stare, "Vincent? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Vincent was trying not to let out a chuckle as the small, ghost like smile started to form on his lips. He wanted to tell Yazoo of the news he had just received, knowing that the young Remnant would be floored by the startling information, but he felt a push against his mind and heard the rumble of Chaos’ growl.
’MUST NOT TELL HIM! YOU TELL… HALF-BREED WILL TORTURE...WILL LEARN. WILL KILL!’
Vincent frowned, brows drawing together. ‘Explain Chaos.’
‘HALF-BREED MAKE SURE...NO MASTER BUT HIM. IF KILL SHINGA-CHI...WE MUST FOLLOW BRACER. SHINGA-CHI LIVE...WE FIGHT.'
Yazoo had watched the sudden change of emotion on the gunslinger’s face from serious to amusement and back again. Now though, his face held anger and frustration. It flashed so suddenly that it made him worry, his hand resting on Vincent’s shoulder. ”Vincent?”
The man didn’t hear him over the voices of Chaos and Sin in his mind. The slave's confusion was obvious, he wasn't sure what to make of these new ideas. ’But Master is going to kill the pretty one anyway.’
Vincent gave a murderous glare. ‘Over my dead body.’
There was silence for several moments as Sin thought about what had been said. It was strange, in his mind, but much of what the demon said was right. The human and demon both followed the slender man, both felt a connection to him. 'And,' Sin thought with widening eyes, 'the slender one placed the collar on us. The demon is right. The pretty one is our Master…’
Vincent gave a sigh and began to relax. ‘Now you understand, Sin.’
‘NOW WHO INSANE HOST?’
A sudden panic emanated from the slave in waves, his energy and will power hitting Vincent full force as he attempted to take control. ‘We must beg for forgiveness! We betrayed our Master to another.’
‘DON'T!’
The dark haired man was hit with a wave of dizziness, head swimming from the intensity of Sin’s pushing. His human hand flew to his head, his other shooting to the pale hand that he noticed laying on his shoulder. His skin started to crawl across his back, spine pressing against his scarred flesh. Teeth ground against each other painfully, his claw gripping tight on Yazoo. Blue-green eyes widened at the pain on his wrist and arm, a small whimper leaving the Remnant's throat.
“Vincent! Vincent what’s wrong?” He was given no response, the grip on him only tightening more when he tried to pull away. The collared man in front of him was in pain, he himself could see and feel it. Ignoring the throbbing in his hand, Yazoo used his other hand to grasp Vincent’s jaw. “Dammit Vincent, say something!”
Inside the gunman’s mind, Chaos and Vincent tried to push the panicked slave back. ’Stay back Sin!’
‘We must! Young Master must know!”
’CANNOT TELL HIM! MUST KEEP THIS HIDDEN…HE CANNOT KNOW!’
Vincent felt cool skin on his and looked up to glance into worried ocean eyes with glowing scarlet, the depths flashing in evidence of the inner battle. Yazoo’s eye’s spoke of both pain and worry. Vincent could feel Chaos pushing Sin further into his mind, giving him time. ”Yazoo…I…I am fine.”
The Remnant didn’t look convinced, particularly with the death grip still on his wrist, ”What’s wrong? You’re obviously in pain so don’t tell me otherwise. Is it Chaos?”
Shaking his head, Vincent felt as Chaos successfully ‘sat’ on the squirming slave, holding the creature off with a smirk of triumph. The pain in his back subsided slowly, muscles relaxing and the claw releasing it's tight grip with a small crack. ’Thank you.’
The demon grinned. 'WAS FUN. SHOULD HAVE DONE...LONG TIME AGO.'
The hand on his head slid down, covering Yazoo’s as a sigh left the gunman's lips before he fully turned his attention back to the worried Remnant, ”No, I am fine. Really. Sin… Sin was getting a little pushy. Chaos has him under control.”
It took a moment before the Remnant relaxed, moving to sit next to the gunman and cradling his wrist. They sat in silence for a while before Yazoo spoke, "Chaos has been helping you a lot, hasn't he? I thought the two of you fought each other."
"When picking between sharing my mind and being controlled by Sin's, I guess he figured I was the lesser of two evils." Scarlet eyes glanced at the silver-haired man, "How is your wrist? Anything broken?"
"No but I don't think I want to put much weight on it."
Vincent nodded and fell silent for a moment, before tentatively reaching over and taking a hold of Yazoo's arm, careful not to jolt his wrist. Blue-green eyes watched the motion carefully, somewhat nervously. The contact was soft and gentle, almost unfelt as gun calloused fingers ran over the bruised flesh of his sore wrist. ”It doesn’t look like there is a sprain but...”
Yazoo tilted his head at the whisper, frowning a little at the look on the gunman’s face, ”Its wasn’t your fault Vincent.”
"The claw marks say differently Yazoo." When the Remnant started to argue, he shook his head, not wanting to hear anything further on the matter.
Yazoo, however, was not about to let it rest. He had seen the depth of pain and guilt in Vincent's eyes that morning by the campfire and he wasn't about to allow the gunman to add anything related to him to it. Grabbing the man's chin, he forced the scarlet and amber eyes to lock onto his, "I will not repeat myself again. It was not your fault. Never blame yourself for someone else's actions." His voice softened as his anger left him, "I could have pulled away before you grabbed me but I didn't because you needed me there. Besides," He smirked as he glanced down at the bruises and scrapes marring his skin, "The pain reminds me that I am still alive, right?"
Vincent could only stare in wonder at the pale, slender man sitting beside him. Despite all the torture that this young one had been through, despite all the pain and betrayal, he still had such an impossibly pure heart. To the gunman, the Remnant appeared to be nothing short of an earth-bound angel. He unconsciously began to lean toward the man when a flash of red caught his attention, "What..."
Yazoo's eyes widened in fear as he turned to the wall near the cavern entrance, "Shit! He's coming."
Vincent quickly realized who "he" was because, despite the red tint, there was no one else in existence with light colored hair that long. 'I assume the warning is yours Chaos.' There was no response but he sent the demon a feeling of gratitude nonetheless. As Yazoo moved quickly to remove the unbuttoned shirt and fold it into the bag it had been in, the collared man began to curl himself into a familiar but dreaded position. Though his mind remembered the action, his body ached as he pulled his knees close and lowered his head between his knees and chest. It was the way Hojo had always made him sleep in, his body folded as small as possible against the wall. He hated doing it again but as long as Sephiroth believed he was winning, they would have more time.
Yazoo quickly set things as they had been, careful not to move his bruised wrist too much, before glancing over at the silent gunman. He wasn't sure what to make of the position but he assumed it was something from his 'training' when he saw the look of triumph on Sephiroth's face when he came to the doorway and saw Vincent, "Looks like you've remembered more than I thought pet." There was no response but the cold smile grew wider anyway.
Yazoo wanted to smack him, the bastard thought he was winning! He bristled inwardly as those jade eyes turned toward him but carefully kept his features and stance blank. The gaze shifted downward, pausing at the Remnant's hand. A silver brow raised in curiosity, "What happened to your wrist puppet?"
The Remnant's mind worked quickly. He knew he would have to involve Vincent, the claw marks were too obvious, "I touched him while he was unconscious and Chaos lashed out."
The former General frowned, turning his attention back to the silent, curled figure, "Sin, answer me. Is what the puppet said true?"
Inwardly Yazoo cursed as the dark head lifted, revealing scarlet eyes that flickered several times as Vincent and Sin fought for control before finally settling on the slave's empty crimson and black gaze, "Yes Master."
To say the Remnant was stunned would be an understatement. Sin had just lied for him! Sephiroth's most loyal pet had just lied to his master! He quickly covered his shock as the man glanced around the room once more before turning away, "You will stay here, little one." He motioned toward the collared man as he left the room, "Come Sin, it is time for Valentine to get a private retraining session."
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A/N: And the winner is...*drumroll*...SapphireDog! Her prize was a story with a pairing of her choosing! I have already started on it and it will be up soon!
AnimeFanGrrl-4-Life
OMG OMG OMGOMGOMG!!!!!
This just can't get any better can it?! Yazoo could be Vinny's master!!!! OMG that is sooooo coool *glomp you*
POST NEXT CHAPTER SOON!!! Will wait impatiently for next chapter *nail biting* Luv you.
Fan-of-u-4-life
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Frizz: Well I hope it can be better...after all it is only 3/4 done...maybe...if my muses LET me finish this.
Kuragari
loved it... as always. I hope that dream of his isn't going to be coming true in the near future... but I bet you won't tell me 'til it happens huh? thought so. More stutter talk from Chaos ^^. It's oddly endearing, lol. and, BOOYA! yay for loopholes!! can't wait to see what Sin thinks of that. see you soon!
Frizz: I just love stutter talk Chaos...will probably be keeping him like that for a while just because it is challenging and fun. And yep, you'll just have to see as far as the dream goes.
SapphireDog
Dude. I sooo didn't want to be two hundred... but I haven't reviewed yet and I can't wait for it to pass any longer :o URGGGGGGGGG
Weeeee Vincent likes Yuff~ie Vincent likes Yuff~ie Vincent likes Yuff~ie >:D MWAHAHAHA I want to pinch Yazoo's cheeks :D Same with Mr.Speech Impaired Choas XD Oh I love your turn of events -drops to knees and bows- Oh loverly one! Write more for your awesome fan GIRLS!
Sephi is going to be sooooooooooooooooo Pissed >:D
Frizz: Oh, you know you're glad you won hun. And thanks for the challenge...Never saw myself as writing that particular pair but hope I do a good enough job! And yes, Seph is in for once HELL of a surprise. And yes, Vinny likes Yuffie, but in a big brother sort of way. Not that he'll ever admit it. BTW, I wonder why no one commented on the cigarette in motor oil gag? Oh well, I thought it was funny
ofoa
I declare that I am the number 1 fan because I have seen most of the chapters before you have and I take the author to bed mua ha ha and no I fear no paperclips of doom I have my 2 robo horses to protect me there names are coffee grounds and chocolate oh yeah honey I like the story keep up the good work
Frizz: Sweetie? You do realize that I cannot protect you from these girls right?
SapphireDog
*raises brow* Is that so Mr. Cocky-because-Im-the-fiance? Your robo horses don't scare me >:) I use to ride; I fear no pony XD Be warned, boy. This is female territory. You’re dealing with female hormones in mass numbers. I’m fairly nice. ASOTA is not, if you have been paying attention. So go play nicely in your little corner with your toys :D And if you dare to enter this battle of Fans, bring Band-Aids. You might need em.
:)
C.
Frizz: OMG both me and him laughed so hard at the Mr. Cocky line...I think I am going to start calling him that now. Anytime I mention it he just grins. And you girls have free reign to do what you want to him, as I told him, I will not protect him from the trouble he gets himself into with you guys.
viva_rose
*gives cookies* You are brilliant, just when i dont' think it can get any better xD
Frizz: COOKIES! *munch munch* Yummy thanks! And I hope you enjoyed this one too.
TheBrieness
Lovely as always. I'm glad everything turned out so well, despite how useless I was in the process... hahaha. Right well... I've decided not to send the You Know What's, but only because I love you and I don't want a spazzy muse to ruin your beautiful story.
So... right. I'm just not interested in saying anything else, provoked or not. I'm tired and in a really bad mood. I blame clingly people....
Still love the story, it made my day better!
And if you need help again, I shall willingly offer my uselessness again any time.
Frizz: It's ok, I know everyone has their bad days...hopefully the clingy people go away. And if you come over with the You Know What's, then it's fine because I'll be just as spazzy so it will work out.
n33k
I adore this fic. Really, I do. I usually hate anything that adds a new character, but I find myself really liking Sin. Keep it up!
Frizz: Yay! Another Sin fan! I like him alot too even if I didn't originally plan on him LOL
dorei-chan
Oh my f**king god. this is.... oh my... i crave this story... you must write more.
Frizz: Hehehe, well I must feed my fans cravings! Here ya go!
'CHAOS SPEAKING'
~ (Time and/or story focus shift)
Chapter 39
Yazoo began to shift uneasily under the weight of that silent stare, "Vincent? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Vincent was trying not to let out a chuckle as the small, ghost like smile started to form on his lips. He wanted to tell Yazoo of the news he had just received, knowing that the young Remnant would be floored by the startling information, but he felt a push against his mind and heard the rumble of Chaos’ growl.
’MUST NOT TELL HIM! YOU TELL… HALF-BREED WILL TORTURE...WILL LEARN. WILL KILL!’
Vincent frowned, brows drawing together. ‘Explain Chaos.’
‘HALF-BREED MAKE SURE...NO MASTER BUT HIM. IF KILL SHINGA-CHI...WE MUST FOLLOW BRACER. SHINGA-CHI LIVE...WE FIGHT.'
Yazoo had watched the sudden change of emotion on the gunslinger’s face from serious to amusement and back again. Now though, his face held anger and frustration. It flashed so suddenly that it made him worry, his hand resting on Vincent’s shoulder. ”Vincent?”
The man didn’t hear him over the voices of Chaos and Sin in his mind. The slave's confusion was obvious, he wasn't sure what to make of these new ideas. ’But Master is going to kill the pretty one anyway.’
Vincent gave a murderous glare. ‘Over my dead body.’
There was silence for several moments as Sin thought about what had been said. It was strange, in his mind, but much of what the demon said was right. The human and demon both followed the slender man, both felt a connection to him. 'And,' Sin thought with widening eyes, 'the slender one placed the collar on us. The demon is right. The pretty one is our Master…’
Vincent gave a sigh and began to relax. ‘Now you understand, Sin.’
‘NOW WHO INSANE HOST?’
A sudden panic emanated from the slave in waves, his energy and will power hitting Vincent full force as he attempted to take control. ‘We must beg for forgiveness! We betrayed our Master to another.’
‘DON'T!’
The dark haired man was hit with a wave of dizziness, head swimming from the intensity of Sin’s pushing. His human hand flew to his head, his other shooting to the pale hand that he noticed laying on his shoulder. His skin started to crawl across his back, spine pressing against his scarred flesh. Teeth ground against each other painfully, his claw gripping tight on Yazoo. Blue-green eyes widened at the pain on his wrist and arm, a small whimper leaving the Remnant's throat.
“Vincent! Vincent what’s wrong?” He was given no response, the grip on him only tightening more when he tried to pull away. The collared man in front of him was in pain, he himself could see and feel it. Ignoring the throbbing in his hand, Yazoo used his other hand to grasp Vincent’s jaw. “Dammit Vincent, say something!”
Inside the gunman’s mind, Chaos and Vincent tried to push the panicked slave back. ’Stay back Sin!’
‘We must! Young Master must know!”
’CANNOT TELL HIM! MUST KEEP THIS HIDDEN…HE CANNOT KNOW!’
Vincent felt cool skin on his and looked up to glance into worried ocean eyes with glowing scarlet, the depths flashing in evidence of the inner battle. Yazoo’s eye’s spoke of both pain and worry. Vincent could feel Chaos pushing Sin further into his mind, giving him time. ”Yazoo…I…I am fine.”
The Remnant didn’t look convinced, particularly with the death grip still on his wrist, ”What’s wrong? You’re obviously in pain so don’t tell me otherwise. Is it Chaos?”
Shaking his head, Vincent felt as Chaos successfully ‘sat’ on the squirming slave, holding the creature off with a smirk of triumph. The pain in his back subsided slowly, muscles relaxing and the claw releasing it's tight grip with a small crack. ’Thank you.’
The demon grinned. 'WAS FUN. SHOULD HAVE DONE...LONG TIME AGO.'
The hand on his head slid down, covering Yazoo’s as a sigh left the gunman's lips before he fully turned his attention back to the worried Remnant, ”No, I am fine. Really. Sin… Sin was getting a little pushy. Chaos has him under control.”
It took a moment before the Remnant relaxed, moving to sit next to the gunman and cradling his wrist. They sat in silence for a while before Yazoo spoke, "Chaos has been helping you a lot, hasn't he? I thought the two of you fought each other."
"When picking between sharing my mind and being controlled by Sin's, I guess he figured I was the lesser of two evils." Scarlet eyes glanced at the silver-haired man, "How is your wrist? Anything broken?"
"No but I don't think I want to put much weight on it."
Vincent nodded and fell silent for a moment, before tentatively reaching over and taking a hold of Yazoo's arm, careful not to jolt his wrist. Blue-green eyes watched the motion carefully, somewhat nervously. The contact was soft and gentle, almost unfelt as gun calloused fingers ran over the bruised flesh of his sore wrist. ”It doesn’t look like there is a sprain but...”
Yazoo tilted his head at the whisper, frowning a little at the look on the gunman’s face, ”Its wasn’t your fault Vincent.”
"The claw marks say differently Yazoo." When the Remnant started to argue, he shook his head, not wanting to hear anything further on the matter.
Yazoo, however, was not about to let it rest. He had seen the depth of pain and guilt in Vincent's eyes that morning by the campfire and he wasn't about to allow the gunman to add anything related to him to it. Grabbing the man's chin, he forced the scarlet and amber eyes to lock onto his, "I will not repeat myself again. It was not your fault. Never blame yourself for someone else's actions." His voice softened as his anger left him, "I could have pulled away before you grabbed me but I didn't because you needed me there. Besides," He smirked as he glanced down at the bruises and scrapes marring his skin, "The pain reminds me that I am still alive, right?"
Vincent could only stare in wonder at the pale, slender man sitting beside him. Despite all the torture that this young one had been through, despite all the pain and betrayal, he still had such an impossibly pure heart. To the gunman, the Remnant appeared to be nothing short of an earth-bound angel. He unconsciously began to lean toward the man when a flash of red caught his attention, "What..."
Yazoo's eyes widened in fear as he turned to the wall near the cavern entrance, "Shit! He's coming."
Vincent quickly realized who "he" was because, despite the red tint, there was no one else in existence with light colored hair that long. 'I assume the warning is yours Chaos.' There was no response but he sent the demon a feeling of gratitude nonetheless. As Yazoo moved quickly to remove the unbuttoned shirt and fold it into the bag it had been in, the collared man began to curl himself into a familiar but dreaded position. Though his mind remembered the action, his body ached as he pulled his knees close and lowered his head between his knees and chest. It was the way Hojo had always made him sleep in, his body folded as small as possible against the wall. He hated doing it again but as long as Sephiroth believed he was winning, they would have more time.
Yazoo quickly set things as they had been, careful not to move his bruised wrist too much, before glancing over at the silent gunman. He wasn't sure what to make of the position but he assumed it was something from his 'training' when he saw the look of triumph on Sephiroth's face when he came to the doorway and saw Vincent, "Looks like you've remembered more than I thought pet." There was no response but the cold smile grew wider anyway.
Yazoo wanted to smack him, the bastard thought he was winning! He bristled inwardly as those jade eyes turned toward him but carefully kept his features and stance blank. The gaze shifted downward, pausing at the Remnant's hand. A silver brow raised in curiosity, "What happened to your wrist puppet?"
The Remnant's mind worked quickly. He knew he would have to involve Vincent, the claw marks were too obvious, "I touched him while he was unconscious and Chaos lashed out."
The former General frowned, turning his attention back to the silent, curled figure, "Sin, answer me. Is what the puppet said true?"
Inwardly Yazoo cursed as the dark head lifted, revealing scarlet eyes that flickered several times as Vincent and Sin fought for control before finally settling on the slave's empty crimson and black gaze, "Yes Master."
To say the Remnant was stunned would be an understatement. Sin had just lied for him! Sephiroth's most loyal pet had just lied to his master! He quickly covered his shock as the man glanced around the room once more before turning away, "You will stay here, little one." He motioned toward the collared man as he left the room, "Come Sin, it is time for Valentine to get a private retraining session."
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A/N: And the winner is...*drumroll*...SapphireDog! Her prize was a story with a pairing of her choosing! I have already started on it and it will be up soon!
AnimeFanGrrl-4-Life
OMG OMG OMGOMGOMG!!!!!
This just can't get any better can it?! Yazoo could be Vinny's master!!!! OMG that is sooooo coool *glomp you*
POST NEXT CHAPTER SOON!!! Will wait impatiently for next chapter *nail biting* Luv you.
Fan-of-u-4-life
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Frizz: Well I hope it can be better...after all it is only 3/4 done...maybe...if my muses LET me finish this.
Kuragari
loved it... as always. I hope that dream of his isn't going to be coming true in the near future... but I bet you won't tell me 'til it happens huh? thought so. More stutter talk from Chaos ^^. It's oddly endearing, lol. and, BOOYA! yay for loopholes!! can't wait to see what Sin thinks of that. see you soon!
Frizz: I just love stutter talk Chaos...will probably be keeping him like that for a while just because it is challenging and fun. And yep, you'll just have to see as far as the dream goes.
SapphireDog
Dude. I sooo didn't want to be two hundred... but I haven't reviewed yet and I can't wait for it to pass any longer :o URGGGGGGGGG
Weeeee Vincent likes Yuff~ie Vincent likes Yuff~ie Vincent likes Yuff~ie >:D MWAHAHAHA I want to pinch Yazoo's cheeks :D Same with Mr.Speech Impaired Choas XD Oh I love your turn of events -drops to knees and bows- Oh loverly one! Write more for your awesome fan GIRLS!
Sephi is going to be sooooooooooooooooo Pissed >:D
Frizz: Oh, you know you're glad you won hun. And thanks for the challenge...Never saw myself as writing that particular pair but hope I do a good enough job! And yes, Seph is in for once HELL of a surprise. And yes, Vinny likes Yuffie, but in a big brother sort of way. Not that he'll ever admit it. BTW, I wonder why no one commented on the cigarette in motor oil gag? Oh well, I thought it was funny
ofoa
I declare that I am the number 1 fan because I have seen most of the chapters before you have and I take the author to bed mua ha ha and no I fear no paperclips of doom I have my 2 robo horses to protect me there names are coffee grounds and chocolate oh yeah honey I like the story keep up the good work
Frizz: Sweetie? You do realize that I cannot protect you from these girls right?
SapphireDog
*raises brow* Is that so Mr. Cocky-because-Im-the-fiance? Your robo horses don't scare me >:) I use to ride; I fear no pony XD Be warned, boy. This is female territory. You’re dealing with female hormones in mass numbers. I’m fairly nice. ASOTA is not, if you have been paying attention. So go play nicely in your little corner with your toys :D And if you dare to enter this battle of Fans, bring Band-Aids. You might need em.
:)
C.
Frizz: OMG both me and him laughed so hard at the Mr. Cocky line...I think I am going to start calling him that now. Anytime I mention it he just grins. And you girls have free reign to do what you want to him, as I told him, I will not protect him from the trouble he gets himself into with you guys.
viva_rose
*gives cookies* You are brilliant, just when i dont' think it can get any better xD
Frizz: COOKIES! *munch munch* Yummy thanks! And I hope you enjoyed this one too.
TheBrieness
Lovely as always. I'm glad everything turned out so well, despite how useless I was in the process... hahaha. Right well... I've decided not to send the You Know What's, but only because I love you and I don't want a spazzy muse to ruin your beautiful story.
So... right. I'm just not interested in saying anything else, provoked or not. I'm tired and in a really bad mood. I blame clingly people....
Still love the story, it made my day better!
And if you need help again, I shall willingly offer my uselessness again any time.
Frizz: It's ok, I know everyone has their bad days...hopefully the clingy people go away. And if you come over with the You Know What's, then it's fine because I'll be just as spazzy so it will work out.
n33k
I adore this fic. Really, I do. I usually hate anything that adds a new character, but I find myself really liking Sin. Keep it up!
Frizz: Yay! Another Sin fan! I like him alot too even if I didn't originally plan on him LOL
dorei-chan
Oh my f**king god. this is.... oh my... i crave this story... you must write more.
Frizz: Hehehe, well I must feed my fans cravings! Here ya go!