Disclaimer:I don't own Final Fantasy VII or any of its characters. This is only a fan story written by an adoring fan of the Vincent & Yuffie paring!

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Yuffie stood quietly at the front of the room next to the open casket. The many words people said as they pulled her into their arms were lost almost instantly. She could not find the heart to listen to their pitying thoughts. That was all people ever expressed at any person's death. I am so sorry for your loss. If you need anything let me know. But how many of those offers were true and from the heart?

Before she could make sense of what was going on she was sitting in the passenger seat of Barret's big, family truck. She wasn't truly sure when she would get her world back together. All she knew was she needed to let go of everything and it would be okay.

"Barret, thank you for dropping me off," she said as they pulled to her small home only a short drive from her father's large mansion. She couldn't stand living in the house when he was alive. There was no way she could take on being there during his death.

"Of course," Barret said. He scratched his chin in an awkward manor and avoided eye contact as he spoke. "If you need anything, Yuffie, you know you can call anyone of us. We don't know much about what you're planning on doing from here on, but we've got your back."

Yuffie gave him a small smile and bobbed her head to show she understood. He watched her walk inside her home and shut the door. As he drove from her home there was no way for him to see the young woman collapsing into pieces behind the closed door. She remained crying on the floor in front of the door until she fell asleep. Her night ticked by in a rush of chaotic dreams and hellish truth. She could not lead Wutai without her father and it was time for the Kisaragi family to step aside.

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The chances of Yuffie getting away so easily were far from her dreams. She sat at the head of the meeting table and held her mouth closed as tight as possible. All she needed to do was smile and listen to the different contestants as they played off their ideas and dreams for Wutai. No matter how against the idea she was in the beginning; Yuffie agreed to stand in the lead role in honor of her father until they found a proper being to lead Wutai. The only problem were the idiots they kept bringing in!

"What do you think this country needs?" Yuffie asked the same question to the gentleman standing before her. She lost count to the number of men she saw.

"I think this country needs to clean itself up. As I'm sure you know," he said looking her directly in the eyes. Not many of the men were able to look at her in such a straight forward manor. "after the battles this world has seen it has not been easy to step outside of one's home to go to the store. Let alone go visit another country. I don't believe we ever intended to become a place for vacation, but that was what we became. I strongly believe the best way to get this country growing and becoming a part of the world again is to clean our place up and spread world of our happy area. We could get visitors and may even pull some to stay and make Wutai their homes. It won't be easy and I can't say it will all be accomplished in less than a year's time, but it is a step we need to make."

Yuffie fought the urge to drop her mouth. Every word out of the man's mouth before her was golden and the complete truth. He said each word as if he believed he held the power to make it happen. Yuffie believed he held the power to do it.

"My people, I think we have found our country's new leader," she said and sat back with a relived smile. She opened a soft, black box holding a golden metal on a blue ribbon. She turned the open box to show the man before her and pushed the box into his reach. "May I present Reggie Vixon as the new lead in Wutai. I wish you the best with all your goals for our great country!"

The meeting was finished and Yuffie was permitted to be excused from the welcoming ceremony. She packed a small bag and jumped into the tiny, red car she managed to drive. Yuffie couldn't get out of the country fast enough. She pushed her speed to new levels as she headed to the one home she never thought she would dare to try and find.