Hey Everyone! This is my first fanfiction ever!! So, yeah...I was finally motivated to write my own after reading some really awesome ones on this site. Well...enjoy. Oh, and just to help, it's Post-DoC.

The ages are-Cloud: 25, Tifa: 24, Barret: 39, Cid: 36, Vincent: still looks 27/28 , Nanaki: ?, Yuffie: 20, and Shelke still looks like she's 14 or so.

Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII...darn

Chapter 1: Disturbances

"Aaaw man! Not again!" Yuffie grumbled. She and Tifa decided to close Seventh Heaven for a day for their own fun and relaxation, which ended up resulting in them just choosing to lay around and watch TV all day...which was a first for them, actually. In that single day, however, 7 breaking news reports had interrupted their regular TV programming. "All I wanted to do was relax and watch some good ol' reality TV!! Is that so much to ask?" Yuffie pleaded while crawling closer to the inanimate object. "If I have to see that stupid news anchor again, I'll pull him out of the screen and shove my Conformer up his-"

"Yuffie!!" Tifa chided while giving the ninja an almost pleading look. "Please, relax! I want to hear the latest report. They haven't really said much except that there've been 'disturbances' in some of the town's on the western continent. I wonder what's going on..."

"Tifa, I'm sure it's fine." Cloud tried to comfort her. He chose to take the day off as well, considering his Strife Delivery Service has delivery boys other than just him, of course. "Ever since Meteor...and the Kadaj incident...and the whole Deepground ordeal..." he trailed off.

"Yeah, yeah, Cloud, we get it! The world is paranoid! Every little thing sends them over the edge!" Yuffie exclaimed.

"Can you blame them?" Tifa intervened. "There have been more life or death situations that the people on this planet have had to endure in the last few years than the planet has had to endure in its entire life!"

A frantic-looking news anchor appeared on the screen. He was middle-aged, with blond hair and thick horn-rimmed glasses. He also appeared to be wearing a tie that was too tight for him because he kept nervously readjusting it. After clearing his throat, he finally began speaking about the latest disturbance at another city's item and materia shops.

"--It seems as though all of these attempted robberies are connected. Eyewitnesses have claimed that the person responsible for each of these disturbances is a young woman. She was seen wielding twin katanas. One witness even recalls that she was wearing black shorts with a dark orange tank top-" he paused for a minute while his mind caught up to what he was actually reading on the teleprompter. "-Oh, yes. And she has auburn-colored hair. Just to repeat earlier news reports, the disturbances have been at the following towns in this order: Nibelheim, Corel, Costa Del Sol, then Junon. If anyone sees this woman again please contact us at--"

"They're still not telling us what these 'disturbances' are!" Tifa practically yelled. "How are we supposed to help them if we don't know what's going on?"

Yuffie just sat back down on the couch in between Cloud and Tifa while her brows curved downward; she was deep in thought. "Yuffie, are you okay?" Tifa asked.

"Oh, sure. Just thinking..." Yuffie trailed off. "If the first sighting was in Nibelheim, and she's slowly making her way east, don't you guys think she's bound to come to Edge eventually?"

"Hmm...you're right, Yuffie. She'll probably end up here at some point or another. The question is, though, what does she want, and why is she causing these 'disturbances,'" said Cloud.

"I swear," Yuffie said, "if I have to hear the word 'disturbance' again, I'm going to go crazy!" Cloud had the briefest of a smile at Yuffie's last comment. "Seriously, though guys. I think maybe we should do something about this. That girl's obviously not chopping off heads or anything, otherwise that greasy-looking news anchor would've been bawling on air." Yuffie chuckled at herself slightly. "I've been so bored lately! I'm really cravin' some action! No offense or anything, Teef, but throwing drunken buffoons out of your bar at closing time just isn't really cutting it for me anymore!"

"Maybe we should look into this, Cloud," Tifa stated. "She may not pose a threat to us or anything, but Yuffie's right. It's been a year since the Deepground situation and I kinda want to feel needed again. It feels sorta good knowing the people on this planet depend on the former members of AVALANCHE, you know?"

Just then the news anchor reappeared on the screen...again. "Sorry for the disruption again, folks, but we seem to have finally gotten a bit more info on this rising situation," the news anchor, almost calmly, said. "It seems as though the woman responsible for these-"

"We all know, buddy! 'DISTURBANCES,'" Yuffie interrupted.

"Yuffie, be quiet!!" Cloud and Tifa simultaneously demanded.

"-has left a note in one of the item shops in Junon. It reads 'Tell Cloud I'll be waiting for him.' We all know that there is one well-known man by the name of Cloud. Cloud Strife!" The news anchor seemed reasonably tranquil now, and chuckled when he mentioned Cloud's name. "The former member of AVALANCHE, defeater of Sephiroth, and savior during the silver trio and Deepground attacks-"

"Hey, Vinnie was the savior of the whole Deepground ordeal, not you, Spikes!!" Yuffie whined.

Cloud just sat there, silently stunned. He wondered who this woman was, and how she could possibly know him. Does he know any girl with auburn-colored hair and twin katanas? Not that he can remember, at least...

"Well, Cloud, if I were you, I would be officially weirded out! I mean, geez! I was right! She is on her way to Edge...to find you!" Yuffie quickly blurted out. "What does she want with you, though?"

Tifa was still sitting on the couch next to Cloud, as she silently watched Yuffie pacing around, voicing all of her thoughts. Yuffie stopped for a second, however, and caught a very odd expression of Tifa's face. She couldn't quite place how the dark-haired martial artist was feeling because Yuffie had never seen that expression before.

"Tifa, you okay?" asked Yuffie.

"...Um, yeah, Yuffs. I'm fine. Just thinking about this whole thing. Maybe she is more dangerous than we thought..."

"Aww, you're worried about Spikey, aren't cha?!" exclaimed Yuffie. Tifa's cheeks went slightly red at that comment. "He'll be fine. You worry too much. Hmm, but maybe we could call in our buds, just in case, ya know? It wouldn't hurt to have the ol' AVALANCHE crew together again!"

Tifa stifled a few giggles to herself. Yuffie was right; Cloud could take care of himself. The reason she trying to control her laughter, however, was because she knew that Yuffie didn't care about the whole AVALANCHE crew getting together. She just wanted to see one person again. A certain gunslinger, that is.

"Yeah, I guess it wouldn't hurt." Tifa admitted. "I'll go call Cid and see if he can pick everyone up and meet here." She began walking out of the room when Cloud suddenly stood up and reached into his pocket, pulling out his PHS.

"Hello?--" said Cloud. "Oh, so you've heard? Since you're in Nibelheim did you catch a glimpse of her at all?"

"Ooooh, is it Vinnie?! Hi Vin-Vin!" Yuffie ran up to Cloud and tried talking into the PHS. Cloud was too quick, however, and pivoted the other way to leave the room so he could actually hear what Vincent was saying.

"I was just saying 'hello'..." Yuffie whined. Tifa walked over to Yuffie and put her arm around the ninja's shoulder's.

"Hey, it's okay! We all haven't seen or heard from Vincent in the last few months. Just let him finish up, then you can talk to him, alright?" Tifa tried comforting Yuffie.

"Vince probably doesn't wanna talk to me, anyway. He's had Shelke to keep him company ever since the Omega crisis..." Yuffie's eyes were downcast and her cheeks were slowly turning bright red.

"Come on, Yuffie! Don't be like that!" Tifa exclaimed, but then added, a little more quietly, "I think you should finally tell him that you love him."

"Wha-Who-that is the worst idea EVER!" Yuffie screeched. Tifa just gave her the 'don't even bother' look as Yuffie continued her senseless ramblings. "Fine then, Tifa. But, you know, I could say the same exact thing to you! Except this is a piece of knowledge that everyone knows and agrees with...except for the spikey-headed jerk, himself, of course!! But that's only because he's too thick to see it..."

"What are you talking about?" asked Tifa with an all-too innocent expression.

"Four years, Tifa. You've had him with you for the last four years and you still haven't told him how you feel!"

"You haven't told Vincent!"

"That's not as bad because at first it was just a teeny little crush. I started having actual feelings for him during the Deepground situation..." Yuffie tried to explain.

"I say we're even, then." Tifa said.

"Sounds good to me." Yuffie stated. They stopped talking and stared each other down for a few seconds until they both burst out laughing.

"You seriously do need to tell him soon, Teef," Yuffie said while wiping tears of laughter from her eyes. "A guy as smart as him is actually really stupid when it comes to love and relationships. I just don't wanna see you like this for four more years!"

"...Yuffie. It's harder to make Cloud open up than you think. Plus, I think that sometimes he still visits Aerith's church. He's still not over her..." Tifa crossed her arms and averted her eyes to the ceiling to avoid Yuffie's penetrating gaze.

"I visit Aerith's church, too! Am I in love with her? Nooo. What guy in their right mind wouldn't love you, Teef? He's an idiot," Yuffie had both of her hands on Tifa's shoulders and was trying to shake the sense into her. "And he'll evetually come around. You actually got it really easy. You technically live with him! It's gotta be easier to make Cloud open up than making Mr. Broody, himself, take down his defenses!"

"Yuffie, can't you see? You're the only person that Vincent allows his defense to be lowered around." Tifa tried to convince her.

"Nuh-uh, I don't believe you, Tifa," Yuffie removed her hands from Tifa's shoulders and took a step back. "But that's okay, really, because as long as Vinnie is happy, even if it's with Shelke,...then I'm happy!"

"Yuffie, what am I gonna do with you?" Tifa fake-chided with a grin on her face.

"Tifa-" began Yuffie.

"Hey, guys," Cloud chose that moment to walk back into the room. "Vincent said that he saw the whole thing. He's a little bit confused, though, because he can tell that this girl has skill with her katanas-"

"How can Vinnie know that just by looking at her?" Yuffie pondered.

"It's something that Vincent is really good at," Tifa interrupted, "remember?"

"Anyway, the confusing part is that in Nibelheim's item shop, she walked in with her katanas unsheathed, looked at all the items, glanced at the store clerk and all the other shoppers in there, then left..." Cloud explained.

"That doesn't make any sense!" added Yuffie.

"No...it doesn't," Tifa thought out loud.

"Vincent's theory is that she was trying to pick up any information of the whereabouts of-" Cloud sighed, "-well, me."

"And how would she find aforementioned info in an item or materia shop?" Yuffie asked.

Tifa just stood leaning against the doorframe, deep in thought. "...Maybe she wasn't looking for information," Tifa slowly stated, "Maybe she wanted...no...knew that the information would be passed along to Cloud. That explains why she left the note in Junon."

"Ooh, Teef's got a really good point!" Yuffie said in a sing-song voice while bouncing on the balls of her feet.

"Yeah? Well, I guess all we can do is wait. Vincent already contacted Cid and the others, so they'll be here within the next day or so," Cloud shrugged with a nonchalant look on his face.

"But at the rate this...mysterious girl is going, will they get here in time?" Tifa wondered.

"Even if they don't get here in time, Teef, The Great Ninja Yuffie will kick that girl's butt from here all the way to Wutai!" Yuffie proclaimed.

"This is my fight, remember?" Cloud glanced toward Yuffie while scratching the back of his head in an almost embarrassed way.

"Yeah, well if things get ugly, I'm stepping in!" Yuffie pumped her fist into the air with a huge grin on her face.

"You won't need to do that," Cloud stated before walking out of the room again.

"Great!" Yuffie sarcastically mumbled, "let's add 'cocky' to the long list of attributes that make up the wonder that is Cloudy!"

Tifa rolled her eyes at Yuffie, but couldn't stop herself from laughing. "Yuffie, I know you're worried about Cloudy, but he'll be fine, really."

"Whoa, wasn't it me that was telling you not to worry?" Yuffie interjected. "And trust me, I'm not worried! I just want a good spar is all. These ninja muscles need a good workout!" She began flexing her thin, yet toned biceps while donning a very 'constipated' facial expression.

"Okay, Yuffie." Tifa exasperatedly sighed. "I think I have the idea. I'm just wondering one thing, though: how are we so sure that it's a fight she wants with Cloud, anyway...?"

"Come on, Tifa. Think about it," Yuffie said. "A person who isn't looking for a fight wouldn't walk into materia and item shops all across the continent with two frickin katanas in her hands! Nuh-uh, my ninja senses tell me that it's a fight she wants! Alas! If it's a fight she wants, then it's a fight she'll get!"

"Yuffie, it's Cloud's-" Tifa started.

"-FIGHT, I know!!" Yuffie shouted. "I'm stepping in, though, if I see an opening. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!" Yuffie muttered while walking out of the room to join Cloud in the bar area.

"Whatever you say, Yuffie, whatever you say," Tifa chuckled before turning to join them, as well.

A/N: Since this was my first ever fanfic, I would looove some reviews to see if people liked this. Thanks!! :)