AN: Re-post from my old account (which I am deleting…as soon as I figure out how to delete it), edited the writing, etc., fixed the paragraphs, yeahp. Don't know if I'm finishing this, though. Anyway, yeah. There! –the last time I touched this fanfic, I was fourteen years old. I am now eighteen. It has been that long.

This was written waaay before, when Advent Children wasn't even conceptualized yet. So, we are going to completely gloss over the fact that Advent Children ever happened, for this fanfic. Okay? Okay. :Dv

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Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII, or any of the characters. I'm just borrowing them.

Crazy about Yuffie

Yuffie Kisaragi had no idea that this would happen to her.

But it did. Exactly three years after they had all defeated Sephiroth, saving the planet from total destruction.

Why me? Why me why me why ME?

Yuffie groaned in frustration, then flopped down on her bed.

Just a few weeks ago, Cloud Strife had shown up in Wutai.

Yuffie still remembered the brief yet…rather interesting conversation they had. Yes, she did.

FLASHBACK

" What are you doing here?" Yuffie had eyed Cloud with suspicion at this point.

He seemed to be hiding a smile…a miracle, Yuffie realized.

" I'm just checking on…how you're doing," Cloud finally spat out. " We're…acquaintances, after all."

Yuffie eyed Cloud even closer. Was he feeling well…?

" Are you really Cloud! The Cloud I know doesn't care about other people. The Cloud I know couldn't care less if I fell off a cliff. The Cloud I know- -"

" All right, All right," Cloud interrupted, raising his hands in unconditional surrender. " Point taken."

" But," he added, " It'd be really nice to see you in…the Gold Saucer, about a week from now, around seven?"

Yuffie raised an eyebrow. " And why would I want to go there?"

" It's like a reunion. You know, like the old days," Cloud pressed on hurriedly. " It'd be nice to see the other guys again…if you know what I mean."

" Excuse me, but if I'm correct," Yuffie interrupted. " You are married to Tifa, Barret lives next door to you guys, Red visits you people once a week, Reeve checks on you once in a while, and Vincent—Vincent--"

Hey, wait a minute, where was Vincent?

The expression on Cloud's face looked pained. " No, you don't get it. It's not the same when everyone isn't there, you know?"

Yuffie frowned, " No, I don't," she informed Cloud, " But I'll be there."

Cloud nodded. " Good." He started to walk away.

Yuffie screamed on after him. " By the way, Cloud," she said, " You should tuck the PHS deeper into your shirt. I saw it poking out!"

No wonder he was acting so weird. Really, Tifa. Scripting your husband's conversations.

Cloud looked ready to swear, but thought better of it and started walking even faster.

If only Yuffie hadn't been so naïve…

A week later…

Yuffie stood by the entrance of Gold Saucer.

Well.

It was already eight p.m., and no one was showing up.

" Didn't Cloud say seven?" Yuffie muttered to herself as she scanned the entrance for a familiar face. None, nada, zip.

Yuffie sighed and shifted her weight to the other foot. That was it.

What was this, some weird joke the rest of them were playing on her?

Yuffie sighed again, turned to leave—

Then promptly bumped into someone.

" Oh! Sorry!" Yuffie gasped out. She hadn't seen anyone walking her way. " Are you alrig--"

Freeze.

Yuffie felt her insides harden.

Right before her was Reno. Reno the turk.

She had just knocked down Reno. Spiky hair, bandanna wrapped around forehead.

It was Reno, all right.

He slid his eyes toward her lazily. " Don't bother," he said smoothly, picking himself up. " I--"

Then he noticed who he was talking to.

His eyes widened. " You're—Yuffie!"

Yuffie followed suit, eyes widening as well. " You're—you're that Turk!"

They stared at each other for a while, Yuffie warily, Reno curiously.

Finally, Reno began to speak. " W—what? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Yuffie frowned. " You're a Turk! Aren't you supposed to kill me or something?"

Reno stared blankly at her for a second, then laughed. " I quit. I'm a free man now, and I do whatever I wish."

" Oh." Yuffie was a loss for words. " So…you aren't going to fight me or anything…?"

He smirked. " Why would I?"

Good question, Yuffie. Why?

Yuffie shrugged, allowing herself a tiny smile. " Dunno. 'cause…you're a…bad guy?"

He still had that little smirk on his face. " Oh yeah?"

Now Yuffie felt stupid. Gawd.

" Okay, never mind," she said dismissively. " So…"

What now?

Reno solved that for Yuffie. " Why don't we go on inside?"

Yuffie glanced at him hesitantly. " Ummm…y'see, I'm kinda waiting for some people…"

Whom I doubt will come, since it's been one hour since they were due here, sooo…

" Yes?" Reno asked politely.

Yuffie answered him with a big smile. " Let's go!"

It had been a fun evening, Yuffie realized, as she thought back to that day. They had gone to the Chocobo Square, where Yuffie won quite a lot of items, and to the Battle Square, to look at Dio's showroom (as none of them was in the mood to fight ). They had played in the Wonder Square, and finally, Reno asked Yuffie if she wanted to take a break.

" Sure!" She had said joyfully at that time.

Dammit. She wanted to bang her head on the floor, just thinking about it.

He had led her to that ride that overlooked the Gold Saucer, the ride that looked like a small tram.

It had been fun, for a while. Then things started to get a little…uhhh…

" Yuffie."

" Mm-hmm?" she had been staring out the window, distracted by the sights.

" Have you ever…fallen in love before?"

That question jolted Yuffie back to earth. Well, fifty percent of her.

" Uhh…mmm…nope."

If only she had taken the time to look at Reno, she would have noticed the nervous look he wore.

" Yuffie." He said. Again.

She turned back to him, slightly annoyed. " Look, I know my own name!" she said.

Reno looked slightly startled, maybe even abashed. " Sorry."

Silence.

" Yuffie?"

" WHAAAAT?"

He gulped. " Will you…marry me?"

Will you marry me.

The last thing Yuffie remembered after that was trying to scramble out the window of the tram, Reno trying to stop her. Fortunately, the ride ended soon after that. Yuffie ran out of the Gold Saucer, both embarrassed and flattered at the same time.

She learnt, after a quick trip to the Strife household, that Reno had been…well…pining for her for some time now…three years, to be exact. He quit the Turks, had gotten together with Reeve, Reeve got with Tifa…and everything was history. History in the making.

Hah. They wished.

She hadn't been that violent after hearing this piece of news—Well, so maybe Cloud had to hold her back from punching the lights outta Reeve ( who was there for a quick visit) but otherwise, that was it.

" But Yuffie, he really, really likes you," Tifa had insisted. " He was practically begging us to set you two up. I could see the desperation, the longing in his eyes."

To which Yuffie scoffed out a not-so-pleasant remark, making each person in the room wince.

" Yuffie…" Cloud said warningly from the doorway, listening in on the conversation.

" Well, it's true!" Yuffie said. " I don't LIKE him. So why should I MARRY him!"

Hah. No one could answer that.

Yuffie had stormed out of the house, being careful to slam the door really hard.

And she returned to Wutai, where she was now.

Yuffie groaned again and began to pound her head on her bed.

Why me. Why me why me why me why meeee—

" Yuffie!"

Hah. Her father. Yuffie raised her head from the bed. " Hai?" she said obediently, like an obedient daughter should.

" Let me in."

Whatever. " Hai!"

She stood up and flung the door open, arms crossed over her chest triumphantly—and wilted when she saw Reno standing behind Godo.

" Oh no. Oh no…"

" Yuffie?" Godo said again, annoyed. She had slammed the door in his face. " Open up! Now!" he rapped on the door once more.

He turned to the handsome young man behind him. " I am so sorry. I do not know what has gotten into her. Let me try again."

He knocked even harder. " YUFFIE!"

Godo sighed. She was getting harder to reason with every day.

The man behind him smiled. " Don't worry, Father. I'm sure she'll come out soon."

" I hope so," Godo replied under his breath. What was with that guy calling him father--?

Yuffie looked around her room wildly.

Must escape must escape must escape

Window? Nah. Basement? No window.

" Yuffie!" Godo's voice came through from the other side of the door again. " At the count of three, you will open this door."

Yuffie knew that tone. That 'follow me, or you're dead' tone.

" One…"

She looked around desperately for a place to escape to.

" Two…"

Okay, no more hope of escape. Must surrender…not!

Yuffie flung the door open, hitting Reno in the face, as he was standing behind the door.

She made a quick escape, her father staring after her.

" What--? Yuffie, where are you going?" Godo screamed after his daughter. He glanced at the unconscious Reno.

" What about this—man? Yuffie!" he shouted again.

Yuffie looked over her shoulder and gave her father a pained smile. " Don't worry, Godo! I'll be away for a while…but I'll be back!" she disappeared in a flash.

Godo shook his head and sighed. " IT'S 'FATHER', NOT 'GODO'!"

But Yuffie was gone.

Godo shrugged and dragged the unconscious Reno into Yuffie's home.

" Teenagers these days." He sighed. " No idea what they're doing."

Yuffie scowled and kicked a rock high into the air.

" Stupid old man. Had to go ahead and let ol' spikehead in." What was with parents these days?

" No idea what they're doing!" Yuffie kicked at a tuft of grass in frustration.

Finally, Yuffie stopped walking around and plopped down on the ground.

Okay. Where was she supposed to go now?

She could go on over to Nibelheim, and casually drop by Cloud and Tifa's home…

Nah. Reno supporters. Yeccch!

Or over to Cosmo Canyon, visit Red XIII for a while…

Yeah, sure. And get stuck baby-sitting for Bugenhagen and his cosmic toys. Uhh, thanks, but NO WAY!

There was always Cid and Shera, in Rocket Town…

Right. Cid spitting out expletives at her once every millisecond had always been her ideal picture of peace.

Which left…

Nowhere, Yuffie realized. She couldn't very well much go to Barret's, as Tifa would spot her real easily. That girl had a really sharp eye. And Reeve? Don't even go there…

And…who was their other party member again…?

Oh, yes, Vincent. Did he even have a home?

Yuffie always had the sneaking suspicion Vincent was a vampire. Maybe someone had found him sleeping in his coffin one day and staked him through the heart. Hopefully.

Yuffie shrugged, then sighed. She adjusted her bag over the shoulder.

Okay. Running away, nowhere to go.

Maybe she could go back to Gongaga, scourge the forests for a victim…a victim to steal materia from.

Oh yes. Yuffie rubbed her hands together. She could see it now…Ultima…Comet…Enemy Skill…Gil…( yeah so it wasn't materia, but it's as good as materia!)

Okay. Decision made.

She began to run as fast as her feet would bring her.

END OF CHAPTER 1

Author's Note: Umm, I made this story right after finishing FFVII. What do you think? Any comments, suggestions? Please tell me as so I'll know whether to continue or not. This is my first FFVII fic—be nice!