Hi, everyone! I'm back with more Yuffentine! Sorry for the absence, but I'm a busy college student! Thankfully, midterms are almost over, which means I have some free time coming my way! Not a LOT per say, but enough to maybe write a short chaptered fic. This is a Cinderella Yuffentine so hope you guys like it!
P.S. I got Yuffie's mom's name from .com which cites its sources from the, "Creation Materials in the Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega guide," it also says she died of illness BEFORE the Wutai War, so that's why I'm not having her get killed off in the war.
The Empress of Wutai was dying. Kasumi lay on her death bed beside her young daughter, Yuffie. The girl's cheeks were wet with tears. She was well aware that this would be the last time she'd see her mother. The Wutainese didn't hide death from their children like some Gaians were prone to do. Her husband Godo had already spent the whole morning with his dear wife and had said his goodbyes to her when he was pulled away to a council meeting; Shinra was getting increasingly volatile and Wutai feared there could be a war on their hands.
Kasumi's breathing was shallow and strained as she tried to sit up and hold her daughter one last time.
"Yuffie, come here, let me hold you."
The girl hurried into her mother's arms, silent tears running down her face. The Empress closed her eyes and tried to decide what words she'd leave her daughter with before she departed for the Lifestream. When she opened them, she started to wipe Yuffie's tears away,
"Now Yuffie," she began, "I want you to stop crying."
The young princess looked up at her,
"But mom! You're dying and I'll never see you again and-"
"Yuffie Kisaragi! Do not interrupt me! What have your father and I told you about respecting your elders?"
Kasumi snapped sharply. Seeing her daughter lower her head in shame, she continued gently,
"Now Yuffie, please listen, this is important."
She hugged her, "I'm not mad at you, but I want you to understand, that death visits all of us."
She coughed and Yuffie clung to her even more tightly.
"Even though I may be gone, I'll never leave you. The only way I'll ever truly be gone, is if you forget me."
Yuffie shook her head violently and Kasumi smiled,
"I know you'll never forget me, which is why you shouldn't cry."
She paused trying to decide which parting words of wisdom to give.
"I want you to be strong, become Wutai's greatest warrior like I know you can be. You are just as good as any man, do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Do not cry again when death visits you or someone you love, because true death only happens when you forget them. If your father remarries…just make sure he is happy and his wife is a good woman. But," she said her eyes blazing, "Do not let her or her children take the throne from you. Wutai is your birthright as the first-born to the Emperor and no one, not even a son born to your father can take it from you."
Kasumi's eyes started to get heavy and she felt death's vise-like grip descend upon her.
"I must leave you now Yuffie, but remember, you are my White Rose of Wutai, I love you, be strong." And with those dying words, the Empress Kasumi returned to the Lifestream.
Short I know, but I have big plans for this story! And I didn't have the time to write them out, but I can see how I'm going to have everything work out. I saw this so clearly in my head when I wrote this scene, just like in Legend of the White Rose, so I am really excited! I'm loving Yuffentine with a fairy tale twist! Ok so what I want to write about next is the following:
Yuffie meets the evil soon to be step-mother. Unlike other versions she doesn't have daughters, BUT she hopes that when she marries Godo she'll give him an heir and take the throne from Yuffie. Yuffie and her dad have a huge fight about it and ultimately Yuffie leaves Wutai because she can't stand her dad's fiancé and the condition of Wutai. Then Godo sees the evil in his fiancé when Yuffie leaves and doesn't marry her. But he's unable to tell Yuffie this, because she's all other the world collecting materia. Soon Yuffie hears about a ball for the Prince of Midgar (three guesses on who it is) that all the women in the land are invited to attend. She doesn't care much for catching the prince's eye so much as the gifts for him she can steal. So she attends the ball and…you'll have to read and see! Like the concept though? Any other suggestions or plot ideas? I'd love to hear them! If I use one of them I'll dedicate a chapter to you. Review? Please?