It is not forgive and forget. It is forgive and learn. Never forget the past.
They had no future. Their past left them as outcasts. Was there any hope for the young men who lived Shinra Inc?
The story of what happened to the people of Shinra after FF7. If you haven't read (fear itself) or any of the Sephiroth stories, do that before even *thinking* about reading this.
Rated: PG-15, complete
part one
"I believe I have a plan that will get me out of your presence forever."
Rufus and Reeve plan of a way to get their lives back to normal somehow.
part two
"Yeah," Reno said to himself, turning away from his friend, "if the gun wasn't empty we wouldn't need to feel sorry for ourselves anymore."
You'll have to read Scars before reading this one. Reno fulfills an old promise, but how well?
part three
WARNING!!! YAOI ALERT!
VincentXSephiroth
Just talked about, you perverts!
Also, warning! Deathfic!
"I never even held him my arms, Vincent. I never had a chance to soothe him, to ease his pain."
Vincent goes to soothe his mind, and put something to rest. But he comes away with different ideas...
part four
Turning to Vincent he weakly pleaded, "Vincent? It will work out, right? Somehow, won't it all work out?"
Trying to move on with their lives....Bria has news for Reeve
part five
Caution: Angst, Angst EVERYWHERE!
If I'm going to feel dead, I might as well *be* dead.
Reno reaches the end of his rope.
part six
"Yeah.... It's done.... It's really done..."
Hope isn't too far away, but is it too far for Vincent?
part seven
"*We're* alive? More like *you're* alive, man."
A reunion
part eight
WARNING!!! YAOI ALERT!!
CLOUDxVINCENT
Also TsengxReeve, VincentxSephiroth, SephirothxCloud and CloudxZack talked about
"It ain't the same."
Hope continues for Rufus, but Reno still can't seem to get back. Meanwhile, Vincent and Cloud have a very important conversation.
part nine
"Oh no. What's the matter?"
Reno's still not right, and things go badly for Rufus. Still, there's something to make everyone smile.
part ten
WARNING!!! YAOI ALERT!!
Just implied, but I ain't tellin' ya who
"....Is it too late to join in?"
An unexpected visitor awakens old feelings
part eleven
WARNING!!! YAOI ALERT!!
Implied and not implied. 4 different pairings, but I ain't tellin' ya who
"Because I'm a liar," he almost whispered, voice shaking to the point of breaking. "I'm a fool."
Reeve copes with a familiar struggle, but will it come out differently this time around? And Rufus falls into a familiar trap, but with different circumstances.
part twelve
WARNING!!! YAOI ALERT!!
"You... You really do love me... Sephiroth was right... You do... You do love me..."
Decisions are made, and lives are changed
part thirteen
WARNING!!! YAOI ALERT!!
"Families need each other, Reno. It doesn't matter how the circumstances are."
A challenge for weary souls
epilouge
WARNING!!! YAOI ALERT!!