After spending much time away from this website I decided to try again by dedicating my efforts to a story had in mind for long and for one my favourite parings in general… I like this two so much I can't seem to get as interested in any other… curious or maybe just nostalgic.
Yuffie had claimed she would change her life in Wutai…that she was bound to overcome her father… that one day she would be a recognized and feared ninja… so she had claimed yet there she was sitting on a stool with an empty glass before her perhaps daydreaming just before Tifa. In the past year she had seen Yuffie go back and forth between Wutai and Midgar… now she had definitely changed over the past years but her energetic demeanour remained strong within the girl… not that Tifa minded… she liked that about her, perhaps the better question was why she came back to Midgar so often.
The bar was nearly empty, not that she nor Barret expected much differently during the week… some customers came almost every day... and curious enough she had Vincent come more often after Reeve dragged him back to Midgar… temporarily the gunman had told her once… one of the few times he cared to answer, she had found that out as much as for any more information she would have to hope Vincent was feeling talkative again… which was rare, reason why Tifa barely cared to give him more attention than required.
Yuffie had greeted the man of course but he had dismissed her pretty quickly considering all they had gone through to embrace such a peace again she felt a bit hurt. Never had she cared much for his attention, either he was silent or scary in the end she found him damn creepy but all at the same time she respected him enough. While Tifa prepared some odd concoction she felt the familiar vibration from her phone on her short's pocket and quickly checked the screen. Tifa swore she saw some sort of a sly look on her as she quickly responded with fast digits. "Boyfriend?" she asked almost without thinking wondering thought that perhaps that was why Yuffie was coming more often lately. With a shrug Yuffie tried to dismiss her question and added, "What is you are making there? Is it for me?" and moved her buttocks on the stool further from the counter as her head rested on both her hands. "Maybe…" added Tifa annoyed but not defeated "… if you tell me who it is…". Yuffie looked around again and leaned closer, "I don't think that whatever you are preparing there deserves such information… wouldn't you agree?" and moved away "Of course if you were to supply some form of information that I could be interested in… I could think about it again… amuse me Lockhart!".
Tifa gave Yuffie a face and poured the contents of the drink into two glasses… obviously for both of them the ninja had assumed however she had guessed wrong as she moved around the counter and gave one to Vincent… more precisely she placed it before him without a single word being uttered. As she moved back before Yuffie she shrugged, "I sometimes try new drink ideas when I have time with the people I am familiar with…" she added to the unspoken question. Yuffie sipped her drink, letting her tongue move around her lips a moment looking into the dark gray colored drink, "Lots and lots of lemon there… but has a nice kick!". Tifa gave a snort with a smile and poured herself some of the remaining as well, "Soooo… back to the original question who is the mystery man… who is Mr.X… …" and at that Yuffie coughed giving her best not to spit out. "Ha! … sounds… well sounds like my father so really… none of that…" she half choked before she answered, "… though…" one more cough "… I am willing to give up information on the condition you give me something of equal value…" and at that it was Tifa's turn to lean on the counter to her with eyes that sparked with interested though Yuffie was not sure what kind of interest, "Such as?". It was then that two more men entered the bar and Tifa was up smiling at them with greetings… the men approached smiling back… they seemed regular workers and were pleased to talk to Tifa. Yuffie eyed the situation a while letting her mind make wicked projects on her, as Tifa came back she had a plan set already.
"Seduce both of them and you will get a part of information!" she said as quickly as Tifa returned. She gave Yuffie a rather baffled look and turned to the two men drinking, they were talking among themselves but didn't deny a look or two on her. Yuffie's mouth twitched, "Nah too easy… with those flowered balconies hanging from your chest it's like stealing material from a baby". Tifa added quickly in a lower voice, "If you don't mind Yuffie… could you lower your voice… no actually avoid such comments… balconies..." and a slam on the surface before her startled her, "That's it!" added Yuffie loudly and then gave a low giggle embarrassed before she would speak in equal voice to Tifa, "You will seduce Vincent… and my boyfriends identity is yours" and feeling well satisfied with that she crossed her arms leaning back… just enough to remember she had no back to recline on.
Tifa seemed speechless for a while as she seemed to ponder the proper answer which in her mind had already formed… but words didn't come… the proposal was just too stupid. Her gaze of course inevitably fell on the caped men across them but he seemed to not have heard at all, as she looked back at Yuffie composure had been recollected, "Are you out of your mind? I am not going to flirt with strangers or friends only to know who you are dating…" and she removed the empty glasses abruptly "… you must be insane to even try to propose that!" but before she left for the sink Yuffie grabbed her arm, "I will also give you a very special materia…" she added and opened the bag on the counter. There were some other spheres but the one she indicated had a yellow glow and Tifa seemed to recognize it, "Mime?" she asked in disbelief. Yuffie nodded, she was giving her a big smirk that seemed to clear out that she was rather sure she would not accept but also that it was a lost cause.
Used as she was at being stared at men Tifa didn't have to indulge much on making an effort on seducing anyone… she didn't mind either as much as she would deny it… it was of course something she would have never claimed aloud but also she did not make use of that very effective weapon so often that people would be able to say otherwise… and in case a man lost all will of his needs on her she had the opportunity to highlight yet another quality, a lethal and effective one. The combination of being able to dress how she wanted and being able to get rid of who she wanted made Tifa a confident woman… until Cloud would show up… then all her appeal and strength seemed to lose their power.
That same confidence perhaps made Tifa stick out her hand at Yuffie, on her part the ninja was as eager to see what she was all about… perhaps on her part was the confidence that Vincent wasn't exactly a typical male… she had traveled with him and saw a tormented soul who kept to himself and showed no signs of interest in life at all. An easy win she thought… mime materia was not easy to come by and she was sure to be able to keep it and have her good laugh all the same.
Tifa poured another drink… to herself this time… a red bourbon Yuffie guessed. The bartender gave the glass a little shake and drank some looking straight into Vincent's back. Studying her pray Yuffie assumed… it was amusing enough to see the expression on Tifa's face as she seemed utter less unsure on the approach… for sure a prominent rack would not be sufficient.
A final raise of the glass and Tifa finished her drink, "Yuffie pretend to be drunk if we interact with you…" and moved to the other side apparently confident until Tifa decided… so very obviously on purpose… to trip against Vincent's back.