Inspired by 'The Good Old Days' by the lovely Franbunanza, who happens to be my hero for writing the absolute best Yuffietine in history! x3
Here's to all the Yuffietine fanatics like myself. Hope you enjoy! :)
Down the Rabbit Hole
Chapter 1 ~ Materia
I never told anyone, about my last encounter with Vincent before he left to face off with Omega. He had pushed me out of the way of an enormous blast of energy coming from Weiss' altar. I was so terrified. I thought he was done for. It's Vincent though, I should have known better. He's like twinkies and cockroaches. He can survive anything.
The mako reactors suddenly sprang to life. High above me three strands of mako energy collected into a large mass and eight smaller strands ejected from it stabbing into the reactors. Slowly Omega began to form. Suddenly a monster with huge wings sprouting from its back burst from its chest. I ran when I realized it was heading towards me. I wasn't fast enough and I soon found myself in the air. I kicked and screamed in protest. I wouldn't let it end this way.
"Yuffie!" Realization clicked inside my head as I heard Vincent's voice, a little more husky than usual. No sooner had he spoke did a huge blast of energy burst from Omega's chest to heal the hole left there. Vincent landed a safe distance from the monstrosity and set me on my feet.
"I had to make sure you were safe," he said before turning away.
"Vincent wait!" I grabbed his arm. He caught me by surprise when he turned around briefly letting the back of his fingers caress my cheek. All I could do was gap back at him, I couldn't help it. The feeling of his skin on mine, the way he was looking at me... it was so intense. Before I could even register what had happening he was flying off towards Omega.
I never even had a chance to ask him what it all meant...
No Yuffie! You can't think that way! I chastised myself.
I had been spending the two weeks after Omega's defeat looking for the missing Vincent Valentine along with the rest of AVALANCHE. So far we had been given little reason to believe-
'CUT IT OUT BRAIN!'
That day I was searching the area which used to be known as sector 6. Edge hadn't spread out to cover there yet so I was alone with the rubble, bums and monsters. Not that I was worried though, the Great Ninja Yuffie could handle whatever was thrown her way no problem!
As I turned another corner into another forgotten alleyway I jumped when I saw a small child a good yard away from me. That was unexpected.
"Hey kid what are you doing all the way out here?" I asked as I approached them. They were kinda creepy looking, I realized all of a sudden, all hooded and hunched over like they were. Without even raising their head they got up and shoved something into my hands before running off.
"Hey wait!" I yelled. I ran after them but they were gone by the time I turned the corner. I frowned then looked down to the thing they had given me. I was a small wooden box. Thoughts of anthrax and other various poisons ran through my head but I ignored them, my curiosity getting the best of me-
"MATERIA!"
Inside the box was a single materia unlike any other I'd seen before. It pulsed bright light and changed colours constantly, red, green, blue...
My eyes watered. Vincent had been completely wiped clean from my mind. This was the most beautiful thing I had seen in my life! Well besides Vincent without a shirt on- 'NO! Bad thoughts! Bad thoughts!'
I reached in thinking I would figure out what its use was. When I touched it blinding white light burst from it. I dropped it and the box and lifted my arms to shield my eyes. My head began to pound and the world felt like it was spinning. Then everything went black.