THIS IS MY SECOND FF 7 ATTEMPT SO NO FLAMES. I LIKE THIS ONE BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S MORE IN CHARACTER.

CHAPTER ONE: VINCENT'S DISAPPEARANCE

I DON'T OWN FF 7 SQUARE ENIX DOES. IF I OWNED IT, YUFFENTINE WOULD BE CANON AND LUCRECIA WOULD BE A BAD MEMORY.

RATED M FOR LATER CHAPTERS.


Tears that felt oh so foreign to her streaked down her cheeks like silvery waterfalls made of hot seawater. The other girl with her didn't understand why she was so upset. And she said as much to the crying girl. "He'll be back right?" She asked unemotionally. The sad girl looked up at the cold girl and sneered through her tears. "What would you know? You feel nothing. Just go rot in a hole or something." She snarled. The emotionless girl looked shocked for the first time ever. The crying girl sniffled and new waterfalls made their way down her creamy tan skin. A few freckles glistened in her tears of utter grief and sadness.

"Come on Yuu. Let's get you back to the bar so you can change, shower, and get something to eat." A beautiful brunette mother-type said softly. A blond man helped her up and the girl clung to the woman. "Why does it hurt? I'm crying. I don't cry and yet…..here I am on the field crying my eyes out for someone that might be….." She broke off with a heartbroken sob. The woman gathers her into her arms and makes soft soothing noises to her friend but the thought has already been spoken. It's in her mind and with a heart-wrenching wail of grief and hysteria the small woman sinks to the ground and hugs herself as her body trembles and her voice quakes with her cries of pain. "Cloud I can't watch her do this to herself anymore. Please make her stop." The woman begged softly. Cloud, the blond, held up a materia and closed his eyes. "Sleep 3." He breathed softly. The girl's sobs died as she drifted into the blackness of sleep. Cloud picked her up and carried her to the airship where their loud, vulgar pilot waited.

The ride back to Edge was a silent one full of worry for the sleeping girl and their missing friend. No one spoke and Cid didn't smoke for once. He thought of the sleeping girl as an annoyingly cheerful daughter and seeing her so upset didn't sit well with him. She wasn't supposed to be so torn up like this by anyone. He didn't think he could forgive their missing friend for doing this to the normally cheerful girl.

"Why is she so upset anyway? It's not like she actually cares about what happens to us." A grumpy black man grumbled. Tifa, the brunette, sneered at him and stroked the sleeping girl's dark hair. "What would you know about Yuffie Barret? You don't even make an effort to get to know her better. So what if she's emotionally tougher than we are? Does that make her a bad person?" She snapped angrily. "She's a thief Teef and once a thief always a thief. Looking out for number one is what she does best." Barret snapped back. "You think her tears and pain were fake?" Tifa breathed. "She's always been a good actress." Barret replied.

Tifa glared at him. "How dare you?! If you knew the real Yuffie, you wouldn't be saying that stupid, ridiculous bullshit. I'm taking her to her room. She shouldn't have to hear this. Even when she's unconscious." She spat as she picked the petite ninja up and left with her to the quarters. "I'll let you know when we're in Edge Teef!" Cloud called after her.


This chapter hurt me to write. But I got it out. R&R but be kind. Or I will sick Chaos on you.