The Village S1 (Rough Draft)

[Beebs]

Vincent slowly shook his head and closed his eyes as he winced in pain. "No... no, I'm good," he said softly. He felt about and held her hand tightly. "I'll be alright. I just need some rest. You don't have to get me anything, Miyo; you just relax and take it easy, ok?"

[Beebs]

"I'll try." Miyo replied and gave Vincent a warm smile. She slowly let go of his hand and walked to the door. "If you need anything I'll be out here ok?"

As Miyo when to the living room area she noticed that Kikyo and the young boy were talking. She stepped up to them and said, "Hey you two! I need you to help me with dinner."

The young teens looked at each other, then looked at Miyo. "Me help you two with dinner?" Jiro said with a puzzled look. "That's womens work!"

Kikyo and Miyo gave Jiro stern looks as he got really nervous. "We'll get some vegetables from the garden Miyo...." Kikyo replied grabbing her bow and arrows, looking over to Jiro grabbing him quickly. "...and Jiro if you try anything, I won't hesitate killing you. Miyo we'll be back in a while."

Miyo watched the two leave the house and started brewing some tea. She looked over and saw Vincent's cloak and his other garments stained with blood. Taking a small sigh she grabbed his clothes and started to wash the stains from them. "I hope that my love is ok." Miyo softly said to herself. "He needs all the strength he can get."

After a while, Kohana woke up and came in the room looking at Miyo patching Vincent's clothes. "Where's Vincent?" Kohana asked walking up to her older sister. "Is he ok?"

Miyo held up Vincent's cloak and gave a satisfactory nod at herself. "Vincent's resting in my room." Miyo replied putting down Vincent's clothing and giving a small tray with tea on it to Kohana. "Would you mind taking this to him?"

Kohana gave a small nod as she walked to the room where the Turk rested. She saw that Vincent's eyes were closed and assumed that he was sleep. The young girl, placed the tray on the nightstand beside the bed and started to hum a tune, playing with Vincent's hair.

[Beebs]

With his eyes still closed, Vincent smirked and gave out a short laugh. "Kohana," he said in a low tone as the girl jumped, "are you enjoying yourself?"

Kohana put her hands behind her back and shuffled her foot. "I'm sorry, Vincent," the girl blurted as she lowered her head. "I-I didn't know you were awake." She was silent for a moment then raised her head to continue. "I brought you some tea."

The man sat up and opened his eyes. "There's no need to be sorry," he said baring a smile. He looked over to the tea upon the nightstand and took it in his hands. "Thanks for the tea. That's very nice of you."

Kohana grinned in reply and headed over to the door. "You're welcome!" she said cheerfully. "And I've gotta be nice to you!"

Vincent raised a brow and took a sip of the tea. "Oh? Why is that?" he asked with curiosity. He took another gulp of tea and gave a satisfying nod.

The girl giggled. "Because, silly, we're family!" she exclaimed with a broad smile. "And you're going to be my brother soon! Remember?" With that, Kohana waved and skipped out of the room, leaving the Turk alone once more.

He smiled and gulped the rest of his tea. "We're family," he repeated as he put his head down once more.

[Beebs]

Kikyo and Jiro picked some friuts and vegetables from the part of the garden which wasn't spoiled by the clan and took them inside. "Hey Kohana, I'm glad that you're ok." Kikyo said coming in after Jiro. Kohana smiled and replied, "Yep! I'm ok!"

"Jiro is your name right?" asked as Miyo turned toward the boy and smiled. She started preparing food for dinner right after Kohana went to check on Vincent. "Place those fruits in a basket. Bring me those chickens over by you and bring them to me."

The young spy nodded as he did what he was told. "Why are you being so nice to me? If it wasn't for that guy, you could have been killed and lost everything."

"Well I'm not one to hold grudges against people." Miyo replied starting up a fire for the meat. "You seem like a nice boy and smart too. It's just that you're hanging out with the wrong people, which could cost your life."

Kikyo nodded in agreement as she started cleaning the vegetables she gathered. She looked over to Jiro, who was sitting at the table with Kohana, and asked, "What's is your reason for being here at this village anyway?"

The young boy looked over to Kohana, who was staring at him with a curious look and replied, "I'm a spy for the Fuwa clan. They made camp deep within the forest. The leader of my clan Ryo Itashi and he has great power over the clan and other villages. But I heard that he needs an energy source to obtain a longer life. The members of my clan say that our leader made a deal with a demon and now it within him, giving him all his heart desires."

"So Vincent's energy and power over all is what he wants." Kikyo said continuing to help Miyo with the food. "There's a demon in my world that wants the same."

"Ryo is actually human but the demon, I heard, gives him his strength and spiritual energy." Jiro replied. "I haven't seen it but others say that he turns into the demon sometimes and its mind takes over Ryo."

"This story sounds familar." Miyo softly said cooking the meat. "Is this demon you speak up named, Samuru?"

"Ah! That's the name!" Jiro replied with a smirk. "Believe me it's no story. The guys talk about Ryo all the time."

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After a while, the smell of cooked food filled the house and Miyo with the help of everyone in the room set the table and placed everything on it. "Finally!" Jiro said grabbing food. Kohana slapped his hand and gave him a mean look. "We have to wait for Vincent!" she snapped at him. "He's still resting."

"I'll get him." Miyo said walking toward the room where he stayed. "Don't you start without us!"

[Beebs]

Meanwhile, while everyone was preparing dinner, Vincent was fast asleep in Miyo's room. In his slumber, he dreamed of standing by himself in an eternal nothing. It was cold and the area around him seemed to go on forever. Out of the abyss, his beloved Miyo appeared to him and slowly walked up to him.

The man smiled and caressed the side of her face. "My love, how did you get here?" he asked her. He shook his head and sighed. "It doesn't matter... as long as you're here, I don't need an explanation."

The young woman smiled and placed her hands upon his face. "Vincent," she simply said as she pulled him in and kissed his lips in a desirable manner.

The Turk pressed his lips against hers and wrapped his arms around her waist, while Miyo replied by putting her arms around his shoulders. It was a blissful moment that seemed that it could last forever. Suddenly, there was a painful scream that could be heard all around the couple. As Vincent turned around, his eyes attempted to scan for the source of the sound. After a moment, the scream subsided and Miyo had vanished from his arms.

"Miyo!" he hollered out as his voice echoed. "MIYO!!" He called her name out several times until the figure of a woman appeared before. The man thinned his eyes and attempted to identify the person. Vincent's eyes widened as he recognized the woman. "Lucrecia?" he asked as she made her way over to him.

The scientist smirked and folded her arms before her chest. "Vincent Valentine," she muttered sharply. "It's been a while, hasn't it? I suppose you are looking for your beloved Miyo. Don't worry, she'll be safe."

Vincent grabbed her arm and trembled. "Where is she?" he said with a worried tone. "Where is Miyo?!"

Lucrecia lowered her head and removed her arm from the man's hold. "You couldn't protect me," she said coldly as she lifted her head and her eyes thinned. "You bastard! You couldn't protect me! What makes you think you can save her?!"

With that, the scientist pulled out a dagger and stabbed Vincent's chest where his protomateria was kept. He let out a cry of pain and fell to his knees. "Lucrecia," he said weakly. "Why? Why... are you doing this?"


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Vincent awoke and let out a loud yell as he sat up in the bed. He was in a cold sweat and he panted heavily. "Lucrecia, why did you do that?" he asked as he closed his eyes and wiped sweat from his brow.

[Beebs]

Miyo instantly came over to Vincent after hearing him shout after closing the door behind her. She grabbed a towel and started wiping his face which was covered with perspiration. She looked at Vincent with a concerned face and asked, "What happened!? Is everything ok?!"

[Beebs]

Vincent looked over at Miyo and held her hand. "It was a dream," he said to himself. "It was just a dream ."

The man looked into his lover's eyes and stroked the side of her face. "It's ok," he said to her softly. "Everything's going to be ok. I just had a bad dream, that's all. Don't worry about me, alright?"

[Beebs]

Miyo gave a concerned appearance on her face and looked into Vincent's eyes. "That's the thing; I can't help but worried about you if something is troubling you. You know you can tell me anything and I'll do my best to help." she replied changing her facial expression, giving a small smile. "The food is ready now. We can't eat without you and plus it'll give you some strength."


Meanwhile, at the foot of the woods, one of the members was ordered to keep an eye out for anything at Miyo's house. Ryo back at the camp rested for a while thinking of a plan to get the Turk's energy. He ordered to his members that were defeated to rest and gather up any information about the events that took place. "Samuru....tell me what I should do now." he thought.

[Beebs]

Vincent nodded and gave a blank expression. "It's a long story," he said softly. "But I promise you, Miyo, I will tell you soon, alright?" The man's stomach grumbled and he clenched his stomach. "I think I should eat something."

He gave Miyo a smile and stroked her hand in his. "Everything is going to be alright, my love," he told the young woman. "Let's just put this behind us for now, and how about we eat something, alright?

[Beebs]

Miyo helped Vincent up and grinned. "Something is really troubling him and I don't want to see him in such pain." she thought. "When the time comes he'll tell me."

Kohana looked up and saw the couple coming out of the room. She rushed over to Vincent giving him a hug. "You ok, Vincent?" she said softly. "We all heard you yell and I started to get scared that you were in trouble."

"It seems to me that he's fine." Jiro said with a smirk. "Big, bad guy have a little nightmare?"

[Beebs]

The man smiled and returned the hug back to the young girl. "I'm ok, Kohana," he said softly as he patted her back to comfort her. "You don't have to worry about me." Vincent glared over at Jiro and took a seat. "Perhaps you would like another injury on your leg? I could easily arrange it. How about it Jiro?"

[Beebs]

"I'd love to see that." Kikyo grinned and saw Jiro's eyes widen in fear. The young boy then rolled his eyes and looked at the food in front of him saying, "Well since we're all here, how about we eat."

Miyo, Kohana, and Vincent took a seat and everyone started eating. "So, Jiro where did you come from before joining the Fuwa clan?" Miyo asked putting food on Kohana's plate. "Did you have a family?"

"My family was killed about a year ago." Jiro replied lowering his head. "I was forced to be part of the Fuwa Clan or die."

The young woman gasped as she quickly apologized to him. Jiro turned to her and felt a little uneasy and uncomfortable. "There's no need, I couldn't stand my family since all they did was leave me by myself.... I don't want to talk about it anymore." he said causing him to stop eating and a second later he got up. "I think I should be going now. It was nice meeting you all."

[Beebs]

"Jiro," Vincent snapped sternly. The man rosed from his seat and crossed his arms. "Come back here. I realize what it's like to live without a family or to live without anyone loving you. I grew up with anyone in the world caring about me, and when I gave my love away to someone I cared about, they smothered it and pretended I didn't exist. So why so you chose to leave, when you can start anew and have people love and care about you? Don't you understand? You have people now that are willing to accept you no matter what sins you have committed!" The Turk smirked at his own words, and he sounded like the father he never knew.

[Beebs]

Everyone looked at Vincent as he gave a emotionless stare to Jiro. The young boy took in the Turk's words and took a seat and started playing with his food. Miyo looked at Jiro and gave a small nod. "We all have troubles in our lives but for now, while your still living, you have to make the best of it." she said in a friendly, almost in a motherly tone. "You're young and I'm sure that you don't get much respect from your clan."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Jiro said taking a bite of food. "The other guys push me around and treat me like a kid. The most respect I've received from anyone was Ryo."

"Your clan leader?" Miyo asked curiously. Jiro nodded and replied saying, "He was the one who held his men back when they were going to attack me after I lost my family. I guess he saw how much I could grow with him and he invested his time to train me to be a spy. That man, told me everything that he knew."

"You're a spy?" Kohana asked. "Aren't spies like, perverts?"

"Kohana!" Miyo said with her eyes wide. She took in a deep breath and sighed. "It's ok, Miyo." Jiro smirked as he turned to the young girl. "Spies aren't preverts, they just collect important information for someone, from a distance without being seen or heard."

"Ohh.....so you like take what you saw or heard and tell someone?" Kohana asked. "That's only if the person really wants or needs it." Kikyo replied. "Spies are every secretive and get a hold of things they can use it against you." Miyo snickered at her younger sister's curiosity while placing her hand over Vincent's. She leaned to him and whispered, "My love, how are you feeling now?"

[Beebs]

As a grin crossed his face, Vincent gently brought Miyo’s hand to his face and he gave it a tender kiss. “When I’m with you, any pain that I’m suffering from instantly melts away,” the man said softly as he placed her hand back on top of his. He brought his chair closer to hers and he slipped an arm around her waist. “When I’m in your presence, Miyo, I feel like I can do anything and overcome any obstacle.”

The Turk looked over to the young man and gave him a smirk. “You know something, Jiro, I used to be a part of a gang,” he told the young spy. “I understand what kind of experience it’s like to be at the bottom of the group. No one appreciates you and you feel lower than the ground they trample on. That’s how I felt when I joined the Turks and worked as a spy for the Shinra Electric Company. It was a hard life… that led to an unfortunate event in my life.”

[Beebs]

"Yeah, when I first started, I thought that I was a goner. I know I can't go back anymore or I'm done for." Jiro said trying to get the food that was stuck between his teeth. "Most of the guys are proboly thinking that I'm a traitor now and want nothing to do with me."

"I wouldn't really trust you either." Kikyo mumbled under her breath before starting to speak up. "Those guys are jealous that you're young and have this 'Ryo' guy as protection."

[Beebs]

Vincent nodded and looked over to Kikyo. "She's right," the man said as he shifted his eyes over to Jiro. "They know that you're close to Ryo and they want that status that you possess. If you go back there, you realize that you'll probably lose Ryo's trust. And when that happens... the consequences may be deadly."

[Beebs]

"Ryo thinks everything through. Every possiblity and every opportunity cost of each situation he calculates in his mind very quickly and takes action." Jiro replied as he finished up his food. "That's one of the reasons why he's at the top of the clan."

[Beebs]

Vincent gave the young man a smirk and a nod. "So do I," he said in a sly voice. "That's why I'm still alive today." After a few moments in silence, the Turk raised his head and had finished his meal.

He turned his head over to Miyo sitting next to him and offered her a broad smile. "I believe I'm going to check out the onsen," the man said standing up from his seat. "Would anyone care to join me?"

[Beebs]

"But what about those ninja guys?" Kohana asked Vincent. "Won't they come back?"

"They won't." Jiro replied to the young girl as she turned her head toward him. "Ryo would probaly have a spy and maybe another out there but that's about it."

"Will they come attack again?" Miyo asked taking plates to the kitchen. Kikyo help putting food back and they walked back. Miyo spoke again saying, "I don't want to them to hurt Vincent again or anyone else for that matter."

"I'm not sure if they will or they won't, I can't promise you that." Jiro said standing up. "If I know Ryo like I think I do, then he'll order his men to observe everything and that's about it."